Lochy Drive, Linslade, Bedfordshire

Lochy Drive is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Lochy Drive is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Lochy Drive is located in the Linslade ward of the Central Bedfordshire district in Bedfordshire.
Coordinates 51.920367, -0.691385
Grid Ref SP900254
Suburb Leighton-Linslade
Constituency South West Bedfordshire
Postcodes LU7 2XY, LU7 2XZ, LU7 7XY, LU7 7YD

House Prices

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

Crime in Lochy Drive, Bedfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Bedfordshire Police in Lochy Drive 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 Lochy Drive and compared that to the average for the Linslade ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Lochy Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Linslade ward

Social economic statistics for Lochy Drive

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Lochy Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Lochy Drive are in the top 10% 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 Lochy Drive 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 Lochy Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Lochy Drive are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Lochy Drive

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

Unemployment in Lochy Drive

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.
1.67% of Lochy Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lochy Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lochy Drive. The proportion of retirees on Lochy Drive is 1.45% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.15% of Lochy Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lochy Drive

The proportion of home owners on Lochy Drive is 8.16% higher than the national average of 62%. 29.03% of properties in Lochy Drive are private rented and 0.81% are social rented.
70.16% of residents of Lochy Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Lochy Drive residents

The proportion if Lochy Drive residents born in the UK is 12.11% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.24% of Lochy Drive residents were born outside the UK.
94.76% of Lochy Drive residents were born in the UK

Lochy Drive Summary

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

Lochy Drive 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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