Is Crossways in Houghton Regis a nice place to live?

Crossways is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Crossways is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Crossways is located in the Tithe Farm ward of the Central Bedfordshire district in Bedfordshire.
Coordinates 51.906636, -0.515452
Grid Ref TL022241
Suburb Houghton Regis
Constituency South West Bedfordshire
Postcodes LU5 5NB, LU5 5XB

House Prices

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

Crime in Crossways, Bedfordshire

There were 4 street crime incidents in Crossways 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 Crossways
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Anti Social Behaviour -
3 Other Theft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
4 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect

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 Crossways and compared that to the average for the Tithe Farm ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Crossways, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Tithe Farm ward

Social economic statistics for Crossways

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 Crossways is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Crossways 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 Crossways experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Crossways are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Crossways involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Crossways are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Crossways are in the top 30% 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 Crossways, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Crossways are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Crossways

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

Unemployment in Crossways

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.
3.55% of Crossways residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Crossways

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Crossways. The proportion of retirees on Crossways is 14.02% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
32.62% of Crossways residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Crossways

The proportion of home owners on Crossways is 14.6% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.67% of properties in Crossways are private rented and 17.73% are social rented.
76.6% of residents of Crossways own their home

Country of Birth of Crossways residents

The proportion if Crossways residents born in the UK is 0.99% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 16.36% of Crossways residents were born outside the UK.
83.64% of Crossways residents were born in the UK

Crossways Summary

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

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