Blackdown Hill Road, Somerset West and Taunton, Somerset

Blackdown Hill Road is classified by the ONS as Rural Workers and Families. Blackdown Hill Road is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Blackdown Hill Road is located in the Monument ward of the Somerset West and Taunton district in Somerset.
Coordinates 50.944703, -3.23014
Grid Ref ST136168
Suburb Wellington Without
Constituency Taunton Deane
Postcodes EX15 3UZ, TA21 9PA, TA21 9PB, TA21 9RE

House Prices

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

Crime in Blackdown Hill Road, Somerset

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Avon-and-somerset Police in Blackdown Hill Road 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 Blackdown Hill Road and compared that to the average for the Monument ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Blackdown Hill Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Monument ward

Social economic statistics for Blackdown Hill Road

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 Blackdown Hill Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Blackdown Hill Road 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 Blackdown Hill Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Blackdown Hill Road 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 Blackdown Hill Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Blackdown Hill Road are in the top 20% least 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 Blackdown Hill Road 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 Blackdown Hill Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Blackdown Hill Road are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Blackdown Hill Road

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

Unemployment in Blackdown Hill Road

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.
0.72% of Blackdown Hill Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Blackdown Hill Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Blackdown Hill Road. The proportion of retirees on Blackdown Hill Road is 4.14% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
22.74% of Blackdown Hill Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Blackdown Hill Road

The proportion of home owners on Blackdown Hill Road is 23.27% higher than the national average of 62%. 12.4% of properties in Blackdown Hill Road are private rented and 2.33% are social rented.
85.27% of residents of Blackdown Hill Road own their home

Country of Birth of Blackdown Hill Road residents

The proportion if Blackdown Hill Road residents born in the UK is 12.63% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.72% of Blackdown Hill Road residents were born outside the UK.
95.28% of Blackdown Hill Road residents were born in the UK

Blackdown Hill Road Summary

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

Blackdown Hill Road has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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