Is Kew Gardens in South Ribble a nice place to live?

Kew Gardens is classified by the ONS as Older Workers and Retirement. Kew Gardens has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Kew Gardens is located in the Howick & Priory ward of the South Ribble district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.750778, -2.731152
Grid Ref SD518285
Suburb Penwortham
Constituency South Ribble
Postcodes PR1 0DR, PR25 4QG, PR25 4QN, PR5 2QL, PR5 2QN

House Prices

The average house price in Kew Gardens is 100% higher than the rest of South Ribble. The last sale we have on record is 15 Kew Gardens, that sold for £340,000. The average house price in South Ribble is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Kew Gardens

Date No. Type Price
25/02/2022 15 Semi £340,000
17/09/2021 14 Detached £500,000
31/03/2021 7 Semi £240,000
12/03/2021 11 Detached £220,000
18/08/2020 12 Detached £255,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Kew Gardens, Lancashire

There were 4 street crime incidents in Kew Gardens in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Lancashire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Kew Gardens
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Public Order Under investigation
3 Vehicle Crime Unable to prosecute suspect
4 Violent Crime 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 Kew Gardens and compared that to the average for the Howick & Priory ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Kew Gardens, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Howick & Priory ward

Social economic statistics for Kew Gardens

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Kew Gardens involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Kew Gardens 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 Kew Gardens are in the top 40% 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 Kew Gardens, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Kew Gardens are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Kew Gardens

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

Unemployment in Kew Gardens

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.
0% of Kew Gardens residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Kew Gardens

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Kew Gardens. The proportion of retirees on Kew Gardens is 7.18% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
25.78% of Kew Gardens residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Kew Gardens

The proportion of home owners on Kew Gardens is 23.27% higher than the national average of 62%. 13.18% of properties in Kew Gardens are private rented and 1.55% are social rented.
85.27% of residents of Kew Gardens own their home

Country of Birth of Kew Gardens residents

The proportion if Kew Gardens residents born in the UK is 13.56% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.79% of Kew Gardens residents were born outside the UK.
96.21% of Kew Gardens residents were born in the UK

Kew Gardens Summary

With house prices in Kew Gardens more than the average for Lancashire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Kew Gardens is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Kew Gardens has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Kew Gardens maybe difficult.

Kew Gardens 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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