Is Fountains Crescent in Plymouth a nice place to live?

Fountains Crescent is classified by the ONS as Renting Hard-Pressed Workers. Fountains Crescent has an average crime rate (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Fountains Crescent is located in the Ham ward of the Plymouth district in Devon.
Coordinates 50.399522, -4.151025
Grid Ref SX472577
Suburb Ham
Constituency Plymouth, Moor View
Postcodes PL2 3RA, PL2 3RB, PL2 3RD, PL2 3RE

House Prices

The average house price in Fountains Crescent is 9.55% higher than the rest of Plymouth. The last sale we have on record is 97 Fountains Crescent, that sold for £270,000. The average house price in Plymouth is £187,600 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Fountains Crescent

Date No. Type Price
06/07/2022 97 Semi £270,000
31/05/2022 127 Terrace £206,000
05/11/2021 116 Terrace £180,000
04/06/2021 22 Semi £176,000
31/03/2021 4 Semi £205,000
26/11/2020 2 Semi £160,000

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

Crime in Fountains Crescent, Devon

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Devon-and-cornwall Police in Fountains Crescent 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 Fountains Crescent and compared that to the average for the Ham ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Fountains Crescent, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Ham ward

Social economic statistics for Fountains Crescent

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 Fountains Crescent is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Fountains Crescent 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 Fountains Crescent experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Fountains Crescent are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Fountains Crescent

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

Unemployment in Fountains Crescent

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.
3.17% of Fountains Crescent residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Fountains Crescent

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Fountains Crescent. The proportion of retirees on Fountains Crescent is 14.88% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
33.48% of Fountains Crescent residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Fountains Crescent

The proportion of home owners on Fountains Crescent is 20.02% lower than the national average of 62%. 11.45% of properties in Fountains Crescent are private rented and 45.8% are social rented.
41.98% of residents of Fountains Crescent own their home

Country of Birth of Fountains Crescent residents

The proportion if Fountains Crescent residents born in the UK is 14.66% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.69% of Fountains Crescent residents were born outside the UK.
97.31% of Fountains Crescent residents were born in the UK

Fountains Crescent Summary

With house prices in Fountains Crescent less than the average for Devon and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Fountains Crescent has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Fountains Crescent maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Fountains Crescent 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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