Pit Lane, Somerset West and Taunton, Somerset

Pit Lane is classified by the ONS as Agricultural Communities. Pit Lane is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Pit Lane is located in the Old Cleeve & District ward of the Somerset West and Taunton district in Somerset.
Coordinates 51.115121, -3.373776
Grid Ref ST039359
Suburb Old Cleeve
Constituency Bridgwater and West Somerset
Postcodes TA23 0QP, TA23 0QR, TA23 0RP

House Prices

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

Crime in Pit Lane, Somerset

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Avon-and-somerset Police in Pit Lane 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 Pit Lane and compared that to the average for the Old Cleeve & District ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Pit Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Old Cleeve & District ward

Social economic statistics for Pit Lane

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 Pit Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Pit Lane 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 Pit Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Pit Lane are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Pit Lane

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

Unemployment in Pit Lane

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.
3.35% of Pit Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Pit Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Pit Lane. The proportion of retirees on Pit Lane is 21.99% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
40.59% of Pit Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Pit Lane

The proportion of home owners on Pit Lane is 23.07% higher than the national average of 62%. 13.43% of properties in Pit Lane are private rented and 0.75% are social rented.
85.07% of residents of Pit Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Pit Lane residents

The proportion if Pit Lane residents born in the UK is 10.98% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.37% of Pit Lane residents were born outside the UK.
93.63% of Pit Lane residents were born in the UK

Pit Lane Summary

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

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