Is Gurney Close in Milton Keynes a nice place to live?

Gurney Close is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families. Gurney Close is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Gurney Close is located in the Loughton & Shenley ward of the Milton Keynes district in Buckinghamshire.
Coordinates 52.027201, -0.78447
Grid Ref SP834372
Suburb Loughton and Great Holm
Constituency Milton Keynes South
Postcodes MK5 8ES

House Prices

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

Crime in Gurney Close, Buckinghamshire

There were 2 street crime incidents in Gurney Close 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 Gurney Close
# Category Outcome
1 Theft From The Person Unable to prosecute suspect
2 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 Gurney Close and compared that to the average for the Loughton & Shenley ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Gurney Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Loughton & Shenley ward

Social economic statistics for Gurney 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 Gurney Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Gurney 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 Gurney Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Gurney Close 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 Gurney Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Gurney Close are in the top 40% 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 Gurney 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 Gurney Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Gurney Close are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Gurney Close

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

Unemployment in Gurney 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.
1.58% of Gurney Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Gurney Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Gurney Close. The proportion of retirees on Gurney Close is 2.29% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
20.89% of Gurney Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Gurney Close

The proportion of home owners on Gurney Close is 0.61% lower than the national average of 62%. 4.43% of properties in Gurney Close are private rented and 34.18% are social rented.
61.39% of residents of Gurney Close own their home

Country of Birth of Gurney Close residents

The proportion if Gurney Close residents born in the UK is 0.7% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 18.05% of Gurney Close residents were born outside the UK.
81.95% of Gurney Close residents were born in the UK

Gurney Close Summary

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

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