Is Tower Hill in Bodmin a nice place to live?

Tower Hill is classified by the ONS as Communal Retirement. Tower Hill is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Tower Hill is located in the Bodmin St Petroc ward of the Cornwall district in Cornwall.
Coordinates 50.472199, -4.717289
Grid Ref SX072671
Suburb Bodmin
Constituency North Cornwall
Postcodes PL31 2DT

House Prices

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

Crime in Tower Hill, Cornwall

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Devon-and-cornwall Police in Tower Hill 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 Tower Hill and compared that to the average for the Bodmin St Petroc ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Tower Hill, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bodmin St Petroc ward

Social economic statistics for Tower Hill

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Tower Hill involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Tower Hill are in the top 10% 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 Tower Hill are in the top 10% 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 Tower Hill, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Tower Hill are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Tower Hill

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

Unemployment in Tower Hill

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.
4.04% of Tower Hill residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Tower Hill

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Tower Hill. The proportion of retirees on Tower Hill is 10.69% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
29.29% of Tower Hill residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Tower Hill

The proportion of home owners on Tower Hill is 17.91% lower than the national average of 62%. 50% of properties in Tower Hill are private rented and 2.73% are social rented.
44.09% of residents of Tower Hill own their home

Country of Birth of Tower Hill residents

The proportion if Tower Hill residents born in the UK is 1.15% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 16.2% of Tower Hill residents were born outside the UK.
83.8% of Tower Hill residents were born in the UK

Tower Hill Summary

With house prices in Tower Hill less than the average for Cornwall and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Tower Hill is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Tower Hill has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Tower Hill maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Tower Hill 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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