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

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

Geography

Headcorn Road is located in the Plaistow and Sundridge ward of the Bromley district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.422901, 0.012974
Grid Ref TQ400712
Suburb Downham
Constituency Bromley and Chislehurst
Postcodes BR1 4SG, BR1 4SJ, BR1 4SL, BR1 4SQ

House Prices

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

Crime in Headcorn Road, Greater London

There were 1 street crime incidents in Headcorn Road in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Metropolitan Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Headcorn Road
# Category Outcome
1 Other 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 Headcorn 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 Headcorn Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Plaistow and Sundridge ward

Social economic statistics for Headcorn 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 Headcorn Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Headcorn 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 Headcorn Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Headcorn 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 Headcorn Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Headcorn 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 Headcorn 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 Headcorn Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Headcorn Road are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Headcorn Road

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

Unemployment in Headcorn 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.
3.64% of Headcorn Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Headcorn Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Headcorn Road. The proportion of retirees on Headcorn Road is 4.43% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.17% of Headcorn Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Headcorn Road

The proportion of home owners on Headcorn Road is 21.7% lower than the national average of 62%. 12.69% of properties in Headcorn Road are private rented and 46.27% are social rented.
40.3% of residents of Headcorn Road own their home

Country of Birth of Headcorn Road residents

The proportion if Headcorn Road residents born in the UK is 5.86% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 23.21% of Headcorn Road residents were born outside the UK.
76.79% of Headcorn Road residents were born in the UK

Headcorn Road Summary

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

Headcorn 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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