Summer Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

Summer Street is classified by the ONS as Families in Terraces and Flats . Summer Street 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

Summer Street is located in the Leighton Buzzard North ward of the Central Bedfordshire district in Bedfordshire.
Coordinates 51.91957, -0.655769
Grid Ref SP925254
Suburb Leighton-Linslade
Constituency South West Bedfordshire
Postcodes LU7 1FN, LU7 1HN, LU7 1HT, LU7 8HN, LU7 8HT

House Prices

The average house price in Summer Street is 100% higher than the rest of Leighton Buzzard. The last sale we have on record is 14 Summer Street, that sold for £465,000. The average house price in Leighton Buzzard is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Summer Street

Date No. Type Price
10/12/2021 14 Detached £465,000
19/11/2021 50 Terrace £265,000
16/07/2021 HARMAN COURT Terrace £275,000
03/06/2021 12 Terrace £212,500
01/04/2021 10 Semi £210,000
26/02/2021 3 Terrace £232,500
17/02/2021 6 Terrace £225,000

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

Crime in Summer Street, Bedfordshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Summer Street in May 2024. These are the latest figures released by Bedfordshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: May 2024
May 2024 Crime Incidents in Summer Street
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -

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 Summer Street and compared that to the average for the Leighton Buzzard North ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Summer Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Leighton Buzzard North ward

Social economic statistics for Summer 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 Summer Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Summer 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 Summer Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Summer Street 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 Summer Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Summer Street 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 Summer Street 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 Summer Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Summer Street are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Summer Street

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

Unemployment in Summer 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.
3.39% of Summer Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Summer Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Summer Street. The proportion of retirees on Summer Street is 5.89% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
12.71% of Summer Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Summer Street

The proportion of home owners on Summer Street is 4.14% lower than the national average of 62%. 32.86% of properties in Summer Street are private rented and 9.29% are social rented.
57.86% of residents of Summer Street own their home

Country of Birth of Summer Street residents

The proportion if Summer Street residents born in the UK is 4.55% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 12.8% of Summer Street residents were born outside the UK.
87.2% of Summer Street residents were born in the UK

Summer Street Summary

With house prices in Summer Street more than the average for Bedfordshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Summer Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Summer Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Summer Street 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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