Is Croftwood in East Cambridgeshire a nice place to live?

Croftwood is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Croftwood 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

Croftwood is located in the Sutton ward of the East Cambridgeshire district in Cambridgeshire.
Coordinates 52.387183, 0.113959
Grid Ref TL439786
Suburb Sutton
Constituency North East Cambridgeshire
Postcodes CB6 2NB

House Prices

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

Crime in Croftwood, Cambridgeshire

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

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

Social economic statistics for Croftwood

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

2021 Census for Croftwood

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

Unemployment in Croftwood

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.
1.15% of Croftwood residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Croftwood

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Croftwood. The proportion of retirees on Croftwood is 1.8% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
20.4% of Croftwood residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Croftwood

The proportion of home owners on Croftwood is 27.82% higher than the national average of 62%. 7.78% of properties in Croftwood are private rented and 1.2% are social rented.
89.82% of residents of Croftwood own their home

Country of Birth of Croftwood residents

The proportion if Croftwood residents born in the UK is 7.95% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.4% of Croftwood residents were born outside the UK.
90.6% of Croftwood residents were born in the UK

Croftwood Summary

Croftwood has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Croftwood maybe difficult.

Croftwood 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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