Is Abbot Road in West Suffolk a nice place to live?

Abbot Road is classified by the ONS as Older Workers and Retirement. Abbot Road is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Abbot Road is located in the Westgate ward of the West Suffolk district in Suffolk.
Coordinates 52.240101, 0.696067
Grid Ref TL841636
Suburb Bury St Edmunds
Constituency Bury St Edmunds

House Prices

The average house price in Abbot Road is 100% higher than the rest of West Suffolk. The last sale we have on record is 59 Abbot Road, that sold for £150,000. The average house price in West Suffolk is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Abbot Road

Date No. Type Price
31/03/2022 59 Flat £150,000
14/03/2022 59 Flat £180,000
25/01/2022 15 Detached £401,000
10/12/2021 122 Detached £340,000
12/11/2021 73 Semi £260,000
22/06/2021 93 Semi £310,000
09/06/2021 79 Semi £328,000
21/05/2021 54 Detached £265,000
10/12/2020 48 Semi £345,000
23/10/2020 116 Detached £265,000

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

Crime in Abbot Road, Suffolk

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Suffolk Police in Abbot 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 Abbot Road and compared that to the average for the Westgate ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Abbot 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 Abbot Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Abbot 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 Abbot Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Abbot Road are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Abbot Road

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

Unemployment in Abbot 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.
1.41% of Abbot Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Abbot Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Abbot Road. The proportion of retirees on Abbot Road is 22.04% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
40.64% of Abbot Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Abbot Road

The proportion of home owners on Abbot Road is 13.8% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.55% of properties in Abbot Road are private rented and 11.46% are social rented.
75.8% of residents of Abbot Road own their home

Country of Birth of Abbot Road residents

The proportion if Abbot Road residents born in the UK is 8.09% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.26% of Abbot Road residents were born outside the UK.
90.74% of Abbot Road residents were born in the UK

Abbot Road Summary

With house prices in Abbot Road more than the average for Suffolk and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Abbot Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Abbot Road maybe difficult.

Abbot 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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