Is Peel Street in Houghton Regis a nice place to live?

Peel Street is classified by the ONS as Social Renting Young Families. Peel Street 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

Peel Street is located in the Tithe Farm ward of the Central Bedfordshire district in Bedfordshire.
Coordinates 51.906378, -0.518571
Grid Ref TL020241
Suburb Houghton Regis
Constituency South West Bedfordshire
Postcodes LU5 5EY, LU5 5EZ

House Prices

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

Crime in Peel Street, Bedfordshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Peel Street 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 Peel Street
# Category Outcome
1 Criminal Damage Arson 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 Peel Street and compared that to the average for the Tithe Farm ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Peel Street

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

2021 Census for Peel Street

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

Unemployment in Peel Street

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.
2.81% of Peel Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Peel Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Peel Street. The proportion of retirees on Peel Street is 7.02% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
11.58% of Peel Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Peel Street

The proportion of home owners on Peel Street is 13.13% lower than the national average of 62%. 27.82% of properties in Peel Street are private rented and 23.31% are social rented.
48.87% of residents of Peel Street own their home

Country of Birth of Peel Street residents

The proportion if Peel Street residents born in the UK is 6.65% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 24% of Peel Street residents were born outside the UK.
76% of Peel Street residents were born in the UK

Peel Street Summary

Peel Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Peel Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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