Bestwood Street, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London

Bestwood Street is classified by the ONS as New EU Tech Workers. Bestwood Street is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Bestwood Street is located in the Rotherhithe ward of the Southwark district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.490345, -0.04371
Grid Ref TQ359786
Suburb Rotherhithe
Constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Postcodes SE8 5AW, SE8 5DQ

House Prices

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

Crime in Bestwood Street, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Bestwood Street 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 Bestwood Street and compared that to the average for the Rotherhithe ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Bestwood Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Rotherhithe ward

Social economic statistics for Bestwood Street

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 Bestwood Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Bestwood Street 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 Bestwood Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Bestwood Street 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 Bestwood Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Bestwood Street are in the top 30% 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 Bestwood Street are in the top 40% of the most health & disability 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 Bestwood Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Bestwood Street are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Bestwood Street

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

Unemployment in Bestwood Street

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.
5.01% of Bestwood Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bestwood Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bestwood Street. The proportion of retirees on Bestwood Street is 14.9% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
3.7% of Bestwood Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bestwood Street

The proportion of home owners on Bestwood Street is 40.26% lower than the national average of 62%. 63.91% of properties in Bestwood Street are private rented and 13.04% are social rented.
21.74% of residents of Bestwood Street own their home

Country of Birth of Bestwood Street residents

The proportion if Bestwood Street residents born in the UK is 43.77% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 61.12% of Bestwood Street residents were born outside the UK.
38.88% of Bestwood Street residents were born in the UK

Bestwood Street Summary

With house prices in Bestwood Street less than the average for Greater London and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Bestwood Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Bestwood Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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