Is Dickens Spinney in Olney a nice place to live?

Dickens Spinney is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Dickens Spinney 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

Dickens Spinney is located in the Olney ward of the Milton Keynes district in Buckinghamshire.
Coordinates 52.155987, -0.711487
Grid Ref SP882516
Suburb Olney
Constituency Milton Keynes North
Postcodes MK46 5PW

House Prices

The average house price in Dickens Spinney is 100% higher than the rest of Olney. The last sale we have on record is 13 Dickens Spinney, that sold for £195,000. The average house price in Olney is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Dickens Spinney

Date No. Type Price
16/08/2022 13 Flat £195,000

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

Crime in Dickens Spinney, Buckinghamshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Thames-valley Police in Dickens Spinney 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 Dickens Spinney and compared that to the average for the Olney ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Dickens Spinney, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Olney ward

Social economic statistics for Dickens Spinney

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

2021 Census for Dickens Spinney

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

Unemployment in Dickens Spinney

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.
0.46% of Dickens Spinney residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Dickens Spinney

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Dickens Spinney. The proportion of retirees on Dickens Spinney is 5.71% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
24.31% of Dickens Spinney residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Dickens Spinney

The proportion of home owners on Dickens Spinney is 2.65% lower than the national average of 62%. 31.71% of properties in Dickens Spinney are private rented and 6.5% are social rented.
59.35% of residents of Dickens Spinney own their home

Country of Birth of Dickens Spinney residents

The proportion if Dickens Spinney residents born in the UK is 7.35% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10% of Dickens Spinney residents were born outside the UK.
90% of Dickens Spinney residents were born in the UK

Dickens Spinney Summary

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

Dickens Spinney 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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