Is Selwyn Road in Cambridge a nice place to live?

Selwyn Road is classified by the ONS as Inner City Ethnic Mix. Selwyn Road has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Selwyn Road is located in the Newnham ward of the Cambridge district in Cambridgeshire.
Coordinates 52.195639, 0.102458
Grid Ref TL437573
Suburb Newnham
Constituency Cambridge

House Prices

The average house price in Selwyn Road is 30.12% higher than the rest of Cambridge. The last sale we have on record is 51 Selwyn Road, that sold for £700,000. The average house price in Cambridge is £476,910 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Selwyn Road

Date No. Type Price
09/09/2021 51 Terrace £700,000
17/12/2020 25 Terrace £665,000

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

Crime in Selwyn Road, Cambridgeshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Cambridgeshire Police in Selwyn Road 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 Selwyn Road and compared that to the average for the Newnham ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Selwyn Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Newnham ward

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

2021 Census for Selwyn Road

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

Unemployment in Selwyn 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.
1.42% of Selwyn Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Selwyn Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Selwyn Road. The proportion of retirees on Selwyn Road is 2.73% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.33% of Selwyn Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Selwyn Road

The proportion of home owners on Selwyn Road is 2% lower than the national average of 62%. 25.45% of properties in Selwyn Road are private rented and 13.64% are social rented.
60% of residents of Selwyn Road own their home

Country of Birth of Selwyn Road residents

The proportion if Selwyn Road residents born in the UK is 15.22% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 32.57% of Selwyn Road residents were born outside the UK.
67.43% of Selwyn Road residents were born in the UK

Selwyn Road Summary

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

Selwyn 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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