Lower Road, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire

Lower Road is classified by the ONS as Indian Tech Achievers. Lower Road 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

Lower Road is located in the Austenwood ward of the Chiltern district in Buckinghamshire.
Coordinates 51.59899, -0.551321
Grid Ref TQ004898
Suburb Chalfont St. Peter
Constituency Chesham and Amersham
Postcodes SL9 0PZ, SL9 8DH, SL9 8DQ, SL9 8LA, SL9 8LG

House Prices

The average house price in Lower Road is 27.12% higher than the rest of Gerrards Cross. The last sale we have on record is 27 Lower Road, that sold for £875,000. The average house price in Gerrards Cross is £755,000 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Lower Road

Date No. Type Price
08/12/2022 27 Detached £875,000
06/09/2022 67A Detached £1,200,000
26/08/2022 78 Semi £585,000
21/01/2022 21 - 23 £1,600,000
13/01/2022 102 Detached £920,000
28/10/2021 95 Detached £865,000
15/09/2021 TRIUMPH HOUSE Detached £1,700,000
17/06/2021 38 Detached £712,500
16/04/2021 87 Detached £795,000
05/02/2021 21 - 25 £1,500,000

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

Crime in Lower Road, Buckinghamshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Lower Road in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Thames-valley Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Lower Road
# Category Outcome
1 Vehicle Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified

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 Lower Road and compared that to the average for the Austenwood ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Lower Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Austenwood ward

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

2021 Census for Lower Road

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

Unemployment in Lower 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.
1.89% of Lower Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lower Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lower Road. The proportion of retirees on Lower Road is 4.13% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
22.73% of Lower Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lower Road

The proportion of home owners on Lower Road is 32.17% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.83% of properties in Lower Road are private rented and 0% are social rented.
94.17% of residents of Lower Road own their home

Country of Birth of Lower Road residents

The proportion if Lower Road residents born in the UK is 7.53% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.82% of Lower Road residents were born outside the UK.
90.18% of Lower Road residents were born in the UK

Lower Road Summary

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

Lower 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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