Is Townview in Hungerford a nice place to live?

Townview is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Townview is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Townview is located in the Hungerford & Kintbury ward of the West Berkshire district in Berkshire.
Coordinates 51.412509, -1.514714
Grid Ref SU338682
Suburb Hungerford
Constituency Newbury
Postcodes RG17 0BP

House Prices

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

Crime in Townview, Berkshire

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

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

Social economic statistics for Townview

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 Townview is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Townview 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 Townview experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Townview are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Townview

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

Unemployment in Townview

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 Townview residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Townview

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Townview. The proportion of retirees on Townview is 10.84% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
29.44% of Townview residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Townview

The proportion of home owners on Townview is 17.21% higher than the national average of 62%. 15.84% of properties in Townview are private rented and 1.98% are social rented.
79.21% of residents of Townview own their home

Country of Birth of Townview residents

The proportion if Townview residents born in the UK is 10.62% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.73% of Townview residents were born outside the UK.
93.27% of Townview residents were born in the UK

Townview Summary

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

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