Is Croft Road in Hungerford a nice place to live?

Croft Road is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Croft Road is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Croft Road is located in the Hungerford & Kintbury ward of the West Berkshire district in Berkshire.
Coordinates 51.415196, -1.51864
Grid Ref SU335685
Suburb Hungerford
Constituency Newbury
Postcodes RG17 0JA

House Prices

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

Crime in Croft Road, Berkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Thames-valley Police in Croft Road during September 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 Croft Road and compared that to the average for the Hungerford & Kintbury ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Croft Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Hungerford & Kintbury ward

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

2021 Census for Croft Road

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

Unemployment in Croft 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.
2.68% of Croft Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Croft Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Croft Road. The proportion of retirees on Croft Road is 5.95% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
24.55% of Croft Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Croft Road

The proportion of home owners on Croft Road is 6.78% lower than the national average of 62%. 43.28% of properties in Croft Road are private rented and 1.49% are social rented.
55.22% of residents of Croft Road own their home

Country of Birth of Croft Road residents

The proportion if Croft Road residents born in the UK is 2.73% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 14.62% of Croft Road residents were born outside the UK.
85.38% of Croft Road residents were born in the UK

Croft Road Summary

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

Croft Road 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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