Is Millards Close in Flitwick a nice place to live?

Millards Close is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Millards Close is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Millards Close is located in the Flitwick ward of the Central Bedfordshire district in Bedfordshire.
Coordinates 52.007449, -0.502692
Grid Ref TL028353
Suburb Flitwick
Constituency Mid Bedfordshire
Postcodes MK45 1AS

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Millards Close in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Millards Close, Bedfordshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Millards Close in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Bedfordshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Millards Close
# Category Outcome
1 Drugs Under investigation

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 Millards Close and compared that to the average for the Flitwick ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Millards Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Flitwick ward

Social economic statistics for Millards Close

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 Millards Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Millards Close 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 Millards Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Millards Close are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Millards Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Millards Close are in the top 10% 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 Millards Close are in the top 30% 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 Millards Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Millards Close are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Millards Close

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Millards Close.

Unemployment in Millards Close

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.
1.87% of Millards Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Millards Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Millards Close. The proportion of retirees on Millards Close is 3.83% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
22.43% of Millards Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Millards Close

The proportion of home owners on Millards Close is 5.8% higher than the national average of 62%. 20.9% of properties in Millards Close are private rented and 11.3% are social rented.
67.8% of residents of Millards Close own their home

Country of Birth of Millards Close residents

The proportion if Millards Close residents born in the UK is 8.42% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.93% of Millards Close residents were born outside the UK.
91.07% of Millards Close residents were born in the UK

Millards Close Summary

Millards Close has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Millards Close maybe difficult.

Millards Close has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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