Is Briar Way in Peterborough a nice place to live?

Briar Way is classified by the ONS as Achieving Minorities. Briar Way is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Briar Way is located in the East ward of the Peterborough district in Cambridgeshire.
Coordinates 52.586316, -0.222977
Grid Ref TF204002
Suburb Dogsthorpe
Constituency Peterborough
Postcodes PE1 5LH

House Prices

The average house price in Briar Way is 5.16% lower than the rest of Peterborough. The last sale we have on record is 15 Briar Way, that sold for £223,000. The average house price in Peterborough is £234,500 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Briar Way

Date No. Type Price
01/02/2022 15 Terrace £223,000

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

Crime in Briar Way, Cambridgeshire

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

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Briar Way, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the East ward

Social economic statistics for Briar Way

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Briar Way involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Briar Way are in the top 20% of the most 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 Briar Way are in the top 30% of the most 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 Briar Way, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Briar Way are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Briar Way

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

Unemployment in Briar Way

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.
3.16% of Briar Way residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Briar Way

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Briar Way. The proportion of retirees on Briar Way is 3.37% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.23% of Briar Way residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Briar Way

The proportion of home owners on Briar Way is 11.38% higher than the national average of 62%. 17.99% of properties in Briar Way are private rented and 7.91% are social rented.
73.38% of residents of Briar Way own their home

Country of Birth of Briar Way residents

The proportion if Briar Way residents born in the UK is 20.03% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 37.38% of Briar Way residents were born outside the UK.
62.62% of Briar Way residents were born in the UK

Briar Way Summary

With house prices in Briar Way less than the average for Cambridgeshire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Briar Way has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Briar Way maybe difficult.

Briar Way has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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