Lywood Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

Lywood Road is classified by the ONS as Older Workers and Retirement. Lywood Road has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Lywood Road is located in the Leighton Buzzard South ward of the Central Bedfordshire district in Bedfordshire.
Coordinates 51.911889, -0.64537
Grid Ref SP932245
Suburb Leighton-Linslade
Constituency South West Bedfordshire
Postcodes LU7 8RA, LU7 8TY

House Prices

The average house price in Lywood Road is 100% higher than the rest of Leighton Buzzard. The last sale we have on record is 25 Lywood Road, that sold for £330,000. The average house price in Leighton Buzzard is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Lywood Road

Date No. Type Price
23/11/2022 25 Semi £330,000
21/02/2022 3 Semi £315,000
31/03/2021 14A Detached £400,000

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

Crime in Lywood Road, Bedfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Bedfordshire Police in Lywood Road during July 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 Lywood Road and compared that to the average for the Leighton Buzzard South ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Lywood Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Leighton Buzzard South ward

Social economic statistics for Lywood Road

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 Lywood Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Lywood Road 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 Lywood Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Lywood Road are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Lywood Road

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

Unemployment in Lywood Road

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.
2.69% of Lywood Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lywood Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lywood Road. The proportion of retirees on Lywood Road is 2.06% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
20.66% of Lywood Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lywood Road

The proportion of home owners on Lywood Road is 23.09% higher than the national average of 62%. 10.56% of properties in Lywood Road are private rented and 3.73% are social rented.
85.09% of residents of Lywood Road own their home

Country of Birth of Lywood Road residents

The proportion if Lywood Road residents born in the UK is 13.08% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.27% of Lywood Road residents were born outside the UK.
95.73% of Lywood Road residents were born in the UK

Lywood Road Summary

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

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