The Jays, Sandy, Bedfordshire

The Jays is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. The Jays is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

The Jays is located in the Sandy ward of the Central Bedfordshire district in Bedfordshire.
Coordinates 52.142039, -0.28789
Grid Ref TL172506
Suburb Sandy
Constituency North East Bedfordshire
Postcodes SG19 2UY

House Prices

The average house price in The Jays is 100% higher than the rest of Sandy. The last sale we have on record is 10 The Jays, that sold for £389,950. The average house price in Sandy is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in The Jays

Date No. Type Price
16/11/2022 10 Detached £389,950
22/08/2022 16 Terrace £200,000
24/06/2022 21 Terrace £270,000
17/05/2021 22 Terrace £245,000
27/01/2021 1 Semi £310,000
18/08/2020 9 Semi £294,000
20/01/2020 4 Semi £280,000

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

Crime in The Jays, Bedfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Bedfordshire Police in The Jays during April 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 The Jays and compared that to the average for the Sandy ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Jays, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Sandy ward

Social economic statistics for The Jays

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

2021 Census for The Jays

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

Unemployment in The Jays

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.
2.87% of The Jays residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Jays

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Jays. The proportion of retirees on The Jays is 5.09% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
13.51% of The Jays residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Jays

The proportion of home owners on The Jays is 15.01% higher than the national average of 62%. 13.79% of properties in The Jays are private rented and 5.75% are social rented.
77.01% of residents of The Jays own their home

Country of Birth of The Jays residents

The proportion if The Jays residents born in the UK is 11.03% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.32% of The Jays residents were born outside the UK.
93.68% of The Jays residents were born in the UK

The Jays Summary

With house prices in The Jays more than the average for Bedfordshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. The Jays is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. The Jays has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in The Jays maybe difficult.

The Jays 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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