Is Laxton Close in Chester a nice place to live?

Laxton Close is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Laxton Close 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

Laxton Close is located in the Strawberry ward of the Cheshire West and Chester district in Cheshire.
Coordinates 53.257647, -2.920343
Grid Ref SJ387737
Suburb Ellesmere Port
Constituency Ellesmere Port and Neston
Postcodes L66 2YH

House Prices

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

Crime in Laxton Close, Cheshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Cheshire Police in Laxton Close 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 Laxton Close and compared that to the average for the Strawberry ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Laxton Close

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

2021 Census for Laxton Close

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

Unemployment in Laxton Close

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.
3.63% of Laxton Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Laxton Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Laxton Close. The proportion of retirees on Laxton Close is 6.79% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
25.39% of Laxton Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Laxton Close

The proportion of home owners on Laxton Close is 19.03% higher than the national average of 62%. 18.1% of properties in Laxton Close are private rented and 0.86% are social rented.
81.03% of residents of Laxton Close own their home

Country of Birth of Laxton Close residents

The proportion if Laxton Close residents born in the UK is 11.19% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.16% of Laxton Close residents were born outside the UK.
93.84% of Laxton Close residents were born in the UK

Laxton Close Summary

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

Laxton Close 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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