Is Farmfield Road in London Borough of Lewisham a nice place to live?

Farmfield Road is classified by the ONS as Commuters with Young Families. Farmfield Road has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Farmfield Road is located in the Plaistow and Sundridge ward of the Bromley district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.4214, 0.007112
Grid Ref TQ396710
Suburb Downham
Constituency Bromley and Chislehurst
Postcodes BR1 4NE, BR1 4NF, BR1 4NP, BR1 4NQ, BR1 4RD

House Prices

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

Crime in Farmfield Road, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Farmfield Road during September 2024.

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 Farmfield Road and compared that to the average for the Plaistow and Sundridge ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Farmfield Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Plaistow and Sundridge ward

Social economic statistics for Farmfield 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 Farmfield Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Farmfield 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 Farmfield Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Farmfield Road are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Farmfield Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Farmfield Road are in the top 20% of the most 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 Farmfield Road 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 Farmfield Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Farmfield Road are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Farmfield Road

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

Unemployment in Farmfield 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.
4.26% of Farmfield Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Farmfield Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Farmfield Road. The proportion of retirees on Farmfield Road is 5.42% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
13.18% of Farmfield Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Farmfield Road

The proportion of home owners on Farmfield Road is 1.28% higher than the national average of 62%. 10.16% of properties in Farmfield Road are private rented and 26.56% are social rented.
63.28% of residents of Farmfield Road own their home

Country of Birth of Farmfield Road residents

The proportion if Farmfield Road residents born in the UK is 8.24% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 25.59% of Farmfield Road residents were born outside the UK.
74.41% of Farmfield Road residents were born in the UK

Farmfield Road Summary

With house prices in Farmfield Road less than the average for Greater London and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Farmfield Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Farmfield Road maybe difficult.

Farmfield Road has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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