Is Hill Crest in Penrith a nice place to live?

Hill Crest is classified by the ONS as Outer City Hardship. Hill Crest is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Hill Crest is located in the Penrith West ward of the Eden district in Cumbria.
Coordinates 54.663572, -2.767797
Grid Ref NY505301
Suburb Castletown
Constituency Penrith and The Border
Postcodes CA11 9EX

House Prices

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

Crime in Hill Crest, Cumbria

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Cumbria Police in Hill Crest 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 Hill Crest and compared that to the average for the Penrith West ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Hill Crest, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Penrith West ward

Social economic statistics for Hill Crest

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Hill Crest

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

Unemployment in Hill Crest

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.
3.76% of Hill Crest residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Hill Crest

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Hill Crest. The proportion of retirees on Hill Crest is 10.04% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.64% of Hill Crest residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Hill Crest

The proportion of home owners on Hill Crest is 29.46% lower than the national average of 62%. 4.76% of properties in Hill Crest are private rented and 61.11% are social rented.
32.54% of residents of Hill Crest own their home

Country of Birth of Hill Crest residents

The proportion if Hill Crest residents born in the UK is 11.35% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6% of Hill Crest residents were born outside the UK.
94% of Hill Crest residents were born in the UK

Hill Crest Summary

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

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