Is Westcroft in South Cambridgeshire a nice place to live?

Westcroft is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Westcroft is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Westcroft is located in the Harston & Comberton ward of the South Cambridgeshire district in Cambridgeshire.
Coordinates 52.184282, 0.015394
Grid Ref TL378559
Suburb Comberton
Constituency South Cambridgeshire
Postcodes CB23 7EJ, CB3 7EJ

House Prices

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

Crime in Westcroft, Cambridgeshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Cambridgeshire Police in Westcroft 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 Westcroft and compared that to the average for the Harston & Comberton ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Westcroft, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Harston & Comberton ward

Social economic statistics for Westcroft

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 Westcroft is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Westcroft 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 Westcroft experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Westcroft 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 Westcroft involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Westcroft are in the top 20% 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 Westcroft 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 Westcroft, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Westcroft are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Westcroft

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

Unemployment in Westcroft

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% of Westcroft residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Westcroft

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Westcroft. The proportion of retirees on Westcroft is 14.46% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
33.06% of Westcroft residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Westcroft

The proportion of home owners on Westcroft is 19.4% higher than the national average of 62%. 17.83% of properties in Westcroft are private rented and 0.78% are social rented.
81.4% of residents of Westcroft own their home

Country of Birth of Westcroft residents

The proportion if Westcroft residents born in the UK is 2.73% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 14.62% of Westcroft residents were born outside the UK.
85.38% of Westcroft residents were born in the UK

Westcroft Summary

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

Westcroft 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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