Is Orkney Close in Bletchley a nice place to live?

Orkney Close is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families. Orkney Close has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Orkney Close is located in the Bletchley West ward of the Milton Keynes district in Buckinghamshire.
Coordinates 52.005179, -0.754108
Grid Ref SP856348
Suburb West Bletchley
Constituency Milton Keynes South
Postcodes MK3 7SL

House Prices

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

Crime in Orkney Close, Buckinghamshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Thames-valley Police in Orkney Close 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 Orkney Close and compared that to the average for the Bletchley West ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Orkney Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bletchley West ward

Social economic statistics for Orkney Close

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Orkney Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Orkney Close are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Orkney Close are in the top 40% 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 Orkney Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Orkney Close are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Orkney Close

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

Unemployment in Orkney Close

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.
3.42% of Orkney Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Orkney Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Orkney Close. The proportion of retirees on Orkney Close is 9.18% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
27.78% of Orkney Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Orkney Close

The proportion of home owners on Orkney Close is 18.91% higher than the national average of 62%. 11.82% of properties in Orkney Close are private rented and 7.27% are social rented.
80.91% of residents of Orkney Close own their home

Country of Birth of Orkney Close residents

The proportion if Orkney Close residents born in the UK is 1.32% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 16.03% of Orkney Close residents were born outside the UK.
83.97% of Orkney Close residents were born in the UK

Orkney Close Summary

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

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