Is Sunbower Avenue in Houghton Regis a nice place to live?

Sunbower Avenue is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Sunbower Avenue is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Sunbower Avenue is located in the Dunstable-Northfields ward of the Central Bedfordshire district in Bedfordshire.
Coordinates 51.897655, -0.54079
Grid Ref TL005231
Suburb Dunstable
Constituency South West Bedfordshire
Postcodes LU6 1UQ

House Prices

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

Crime in Sunbower Avenue, Bedfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Bedfordshire Police in Sunbower Avenue 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 Sunbower Avenue and compared that to the average for the Dunstable-Northfields ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Sunbower Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Dunstable-Northfields ward

Social economic statistics for Sunbower Avenue

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 Sunbower Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Sunbower Avenue 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 Sunbower Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Sunbower Avenue are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Sunbower Avenue

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

Unemployment in Sunbower Avenue

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.
0.35% of Sunbower Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Sunbower Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Sunbower Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Sunbower Avenue is 7.79% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
26.39% of Sunbower Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Sunbower Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Sunbower Avenue is 24.96% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.7% of properties in Sunbower Avenue are private rented and 2.9% are social rented.
86.96% of residents of Sunbower Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Sunbower Avenue residents

The proportion if Sunbower Avenue residents born in the UK is 0.11% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 17.24% of Sunbower Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
82.76% of Sunbower Avenue residents were born in the UK

Sunbower Avenue Summary

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

Sunbower Avenue 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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