Is Dobb’s Weir Road in Epping Forest a nice place to live?

Dobb's Weir Road is classified by the ONS as Established Farming Communities. Dobb's Weir Road is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Dobb's Weir Road is located in the Roydon ward of the Epping Forest district in Essex.
Coordinates 51.751439, 0.018567
Grid Ref TL394077
Suburb Roydon
Constituency Harlow

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Dobb's Weir Road in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Dobb's Weir Road, Essex

There were 2 street crime incidents in Dobb's Weir Road in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Essex Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Dobb's Weir Road
# Category Outcome
1 Vehicle Crime Under investigation
2 Vehicle Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Dobb's Weir Road and compared that to the average for the Roydon ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Dobb's Weir Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Roydon ward

Social economic statistics for Dobb's Weir Road

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Dobb's Weir Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Dobb's Weir Road is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Dobb's Weir Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Dobb's Weir Road are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Dobb's Weir Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Dobb's Weir Road are in the top 30% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Dobb's Weir Road are in the top 20% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Dobb's Weir Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Dobb's Weir Road are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Dobb's Weir Road

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Dobb's Weir Road.

Unemployment in Dobb's Weir Road

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
1.59% of Dobb's Weir Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Dobb's Weir Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Dobb's Weir Road. The proportion of retirees on Dobb's Weir Road is 3.62% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
22.22% of Dobb's Weir Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Dobb's Weir Road

The proportion of home owners on Dobb's Weir Road is 16.15% higher than the national average of 62%. 21.85% of properties in Dobb's Weir Road are private rented and 0% are social rented.
78.15% of residents of Dobb's Weir Road own their home

Country of Birth of Dobb's Weir Road residents

The proportion if Dobb's Weir Road residents born in the UK is 1.71% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 15.64% of Dobb's Weir Road residents were born outside the UK.
84.36% of Dobb's Weir Road residents were born in the UK

Dobb's Weir Road Summary

Dobb's Weir Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Dobb's Weir Road maybe difficult.

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