Is Cartmel Drive in Dunstable a nice place to live?

Cartmel Drive is classified by the ONS as Semi-Detached Ageing. Cartmel Drive is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Cartmel Drive is located in the Dunstable-Watling ward of the Central Bedfordshire district in Bedfordshire.
Coordinates 51.875438, -0.524237
Grid Ref TL016206
Suburb Dunstable
Constituency South West Bedfordshire
Postcodes LU6 3PT

House Prices

The average house price in Cartmel Drive is 100% higher than the rest of Dunstable. The last sale we have on record is 7 Cartmel Drive, that sold for £415,000. The average house price in Dunstable is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Cartmel Drive

Date No. Type Price
01/07/2022 7 Semi £415,000
04/03/2022 39 Detached £540,000
17/09/2021 37 Detached £500,000
17/06/2020 35 Detached £370,000
26/03/2020 22 Semi £310,000
14/02/2020 33 Semi £367,000

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

Crime in Cartmel Drive, Bedfordshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Cartmel Drive 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 Cartmel Drive
# Category Outcome
1 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 Cartmel Drive and compared that to the average for the Dunstable-Watling ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Cartmel Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Dunstable-Watling ward

Social economic statistics for Cartmel Drive

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

2021 Census for Cartmel Drive

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

Unemployment in Cartmel Drive

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.
2.09% of Cartmel Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Cartmel Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Cartmel Drive. The proportion of retirees on Cartmel Drive is 14.5% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
33.1% of Cartmel Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Cartmel Drive

The proportion of home owners on Cartmel Drive is 35.16% higher than the national average of 62%. 2.84% of properties in Cartmel Drive are private rented and 0% are social rented.
97.16% of residents of Cartmel Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Cartmel Drive residents

The proportion if Cartmel Drive residents born in the UK is 10.19% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.16% of Cartmel Drive residents were born outside the UK.
92.84% of Cartmel Drive residents were born in the UK

Cartmel Drive Summary

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

Cartmel Drive 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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