Is Fernhill Close in South Hams a nice place to live?

Fernhill Close is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Fernhill Close is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Fernhill Close is located in the Ivybridge West ward of the South Hams district in Devon.
Coordinates 50.391308, -3.934045
Grid Ref SX626563
Suburb Ivybridge
Constituency South West Devon
Postcodes PL21 9JE

House Prices

The average house price in Fernhill Close is 100% higher than the rest of South Hams. The last sale we have on record is 6 Fernhill Close, that sold for £235,000. The average house price in South Hams is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Fernhill Close

Date No. Type Price
20/05/2022 6 Semi £235,000
26/08/2021 27 Semi £250,000
30/04/2020 11 Detached £265,000
24/01/2020 26 Semi £235,000

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

Crime in Fernhill Close, Devon

There were 1 street crime incidents in Fernhill Close in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Devon-and-cornwall Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Fernhill Close
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect

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 Fernhill Close and compared that to the average for the Ivybridge West ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Fernhill Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Ivybridge West ward

Social economic statistics for Fernhill Close

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 Fernhill Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Fernhill Close 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 Fernhill Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Fernhill Close are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Fernhill Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Fernhill Close 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 Fernhill Close are in the top 20% 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 Fernhill Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Fernhill Close are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Fernhill Close

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

Unemployment in Fernhill Close

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.
0.4% of Fernhill Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Fernhill Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Fernhill Close. The proportion of retirees on Fernhill Close is 8.38% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
26.98% of Fernhill Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Fernhill Close

The proportion of home owners on Fernhill Close is 20.4% higher than the national average of 62%. 16% of properties in Fernhill Close are private rented and 1.6% are social rented.
82.4% of residents of Fernhill Close own their home

Country of Birth of Fernhill Close residents

The proportion if Fernhill Close residents born in the UK is 13.73% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.62% of Fernhill Close residents were born outside the UK.
96.38% of Fernhill Close residents were born in the UK

Fernhill Close Summary

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

Fernhill Close 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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