Is Grimms Hill in Great Missenden a nice place to live?

Grimms Hill is classified by the ONS as Delayed Retirement. Grimms Hill is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Grimms Hill is located in the Great Missenden ward of the Chiltern district in Buckinghamshire.
Coordinates 51.704154, -0.711467
Grid Ref SP891013
Suburb Great Missenden
Constituency Chesham and Amersham
Postcodes HP16 9BA, HP16 9BD, HP16 9BF, HP16 9BG, HP16 9BN

House Prices

The average house price in Grimms Hill is 82.57% higher than the rest of Great Missenden. The last sale we have on record is PENROSE HOUSE Grimms Hill, that sold for £3,100,000. The average house price in Great Missenden is £447,475 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Grimms Hill

Date No. Type Price
30/03/2022 PENROSE HOUSE Detached £3,100,000
25/01/2022 CATALPA Detached £3,250,000
10/09/2020 HAMMOND HOUSE Detached £1,350,000

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Crime in Grimms Hill, Buckinghamshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Thames-valley Police in Grimms Hill 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 Grimms Hill and compared that to the average for the Great Missenden ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Grimms Hill, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Great Missenden ward

Social economic statistics for Grimms Hill

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 Grimms Hill is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Grimms Hill 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 Grimms Hill experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Grimms Hill are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Grimms Hill involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Grimms Hill 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 Grimms Hill 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 Grimms Hill, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Grimms Hill are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Grimms Hill

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

Unemployment in Grimms Hill

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.
2.16% of Grimms Hill residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Grimms Hill

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Grimms Hill. The proportion of retirees on Grimms Hill is 12.87% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
31.47% of Grimms Hill residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Grimms Hill

The proportion of home owners on Grimms Hill is 23.48% higher than the national average of 62%. 10.48% of properties in Grimms Hill are private rented and 1.61% are social rented.
85.48% of residents of Grimms Hill own their home

Country of Birth of Grimms Hill residents

The proportion if Grimms Hill residents born in the UK is 5.96% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 11.39% of Grimms Hill residents were born outside the UK.
88.61% of Grimms Hill residents were born in the UK

Grimms Hill Summary

With house prices in Grimms Hill more than the average for Buckinghamshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Grimms Hill has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Grimms Hill maybe difficult.

Grimms Hill 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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