Is Century Close in St Austell a nice place to live?

Century Close is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Century Close is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Century Close is located in the Penwithick and Boscoppa ward of the Cornwall district in Cornwall.
Coordinates 50.352097, -4.775194
Grid Ref SX026539
Suburb Treverbyn
Constituency St Austell and Newquay

House Prices

The average house price in Century Close is 43.53% higher than the rest of St Austell. The last sale we have on record is 64 Century Close, that sold for £420,000. The average house price in St Austell is £197,207 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Century Close

Date No. Type Price
19/07/2023 64 Detached £420,000
19/12/2022 34 Detached £420,000
30/09/2022 31 Semi £278,000
12/04/2022 39 Detached £383,000
21/12/2021 56 Semi £245,000
17/12/2021 103 Detached £290,000
06/09/2021 124 Semi £235,000
13/08/2021 20 Detached £290,000
06/08/2021 14 Detached £260,000
26/05/2021 50 Detached £285,000

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

Crime in Century Close, Cornwall

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Devon-and-cornwall Police in Century 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 Century Close and compared that to the average for the Penwithick and Boscoppa ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Century Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Penwithick and Boscoppa ward

Social economic statistics for Century 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 Century Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Century 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 Century Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Century Close are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Century Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Century Close are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Century Close are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Century Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Century Close are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Century Close

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

Unemployment in Century 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.
0% of Century Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Century Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Century Close. The proportion of retirees on Century Close is 2.79% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.39% of Century Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Century Close

The proportion of home owners on Century Close is 19.76% higher than the national average of 62%. 14.47% of properties in Century Close are private rented and 2.52% are social rented.
81.76% of residents of Century Close own their home

Country of Birth of Century Close residents

The proportion if Century Close residents born in the UK is 13.62% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.73% of Century Close residents were born outside the UK.
96.27% of Century Close residents were born in the UK

Century Close Summary

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

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