Is Force Cottages in Eden a nice place to live?

Force Cottages is classified by the ONS as Ageing Rural Flat Tenants. Force Cottages is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has an average level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Force Cottages is located in the Alston Moor ward of the Eden district in Cumbria.
Coordinates 54.81503, -2.440525
Grid Ref NY717467
Suburb Alston Moor
Constituency Penrith and The Border
Postcodes CA9 3JR, CA9 3JX

House Prices

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

Crime in Force Cottages, Cumbria

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Cumbria Police in Force Cottages 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 Force Cottages and compared that to the average for the Alston Moor ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Force Cottages, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Alston Moor ward

Social economic statistics for Force Cottages

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 Force Cottages is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Force Cottages 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 Force Cottages experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Force Cottages are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Force Cottages involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Force Cottages 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 Force Cottages are in the top 40% 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 Force Cottages, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Force Cottages are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Force Cottages

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

Unemployment in Force Cottages

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.
0.99% of Force Cottages residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Force Cottages

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Force Cottages. The proportion of retirees on Force Cottages is 9.12% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
27.72% of Force Cottages residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Force Cottages

The proportion of home owners on Force Cottages is 14.07% higher than the national average of 62%. 22.22% of properties in Force Cottages are private rented and 1.71% are social rented.
76.07% of residents of Force Cottages own their home

Country of Birth of Force Cottages residents

The proportion if Force Cottages residents born in the UK is 15.16% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.19% of Force Cottages residents were born outside the UK.
97.81% of Force Cottages residents were born in the UK

Force Cottages Summary

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

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