Is Gardeners Close in Flitwick a nice place to live?

Gardeners Close is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Gardeners 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

Gardeners Close is located in the Flitwick ward of the Central Bedfordshire district in Bedfordshire.
Coordinates 52.006079, -0.485604
Grid Ref TL040352
Suburb Flitwick
Constituency Mid Bedfordshire
Postcodes MK45 5BU

House Prices

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

Crime in Gardeners Close, Bedfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Bedfordshire Police in Gardeners Close 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 Gardeners Close and compared that to the average for the Flitwick ward.

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

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

2021 Census for Gardeners Close

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

Unemployment in Gardeners 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.
2.54% of Gardeners Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Gardeners Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Gardeners Close. The proportion of retirees on Gardeners Close is 10.02% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.62% of Gardeners Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Gardeners Close

The proportion of home owners on Gardeners Close is 24.57% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.96% of properties in Gardeners Close are private rented and 3.73% are social rented.
86.57% of residents of Gardeners Close own their home

Country of Birth of Gardeners Close residents

The proportion if Gardeners Close residents born in the UK is 10.94% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.41% of Gardeners Close residents were born outside the UK.
93.59% of Gardeners Close residents were born in the UK

Gardeners Close Summary

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

Gardeners 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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