Foster Place, Penzance, Cornwall

Foster Place is classified by the ONS as Hampered Aspiration. Foster Place has an average crime rate (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Foster Place is located in the Penzance Central ward of the Cornwall district in Cornwall.
Coordinates 50.118004, -5.533987
Grid Ref SW474301
Suburb Penzance
Constituency St Ives
Postcodes TR18 2ND

House Prices

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

Crime in Foster Place, Cornwall

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Devon-and-cornwall Police in Foster Place 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 Foster Place and compared that to the average for the Penzance Central ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Foster Place, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Penzance Central ward

Social economic statistics for Foster Place

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 Foster Place is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Foster Place 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 Foster Place experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Foster Place are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Foster Place

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

Unemployment in Foster Place

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.
3.01% of Foster Place residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Foster Place

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Foster Place. The proportion of retirees on Foster Place is 19.95% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
38.55% of Foster Place residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Foster Place

The proportion of home owners on Foster Place is 13.35% lower than the national average of 62%. 36.94% of properties in Foster Place are private rented and 14.41% are social rented.
48.65% of residents of Foster Place own their home

Country of Birth of Foster Place residents

The proportion if Foster Place residents born in the UK is 7.71% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.64% of Foster Place residents were born outside the UK.
90.36% of Foster Place residents were born in the UK

Foster Place Summary

Foster Place has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Foster Place maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Foster Place 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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