Mead Drive, South Hams, Devon

Mead Drive is classified by the ONS as Detached Rural Retirement. Mead Drive is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Mead Drive is located in the Salcombe & Thurlestone ward of the South Hams district in Devon.
Coordinates 50.270318, -3.854003
Grid Ref SX679427
Suburb Thurlestone
Constituency Totnes
Postcodes TQ7 3TA

House Prices

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

Crime in Mead Drive, Devon

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Devon-and-cornwall Police in Mead Drive during May 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 Mead Drive and compared that to the average for the Salcombe & Thurlestone ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Mead Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Salcombe & Thurlestone ward

Social economic statistics for Mead Drive

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 Mead Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Mead Drive 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 Mead Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Mead Drive 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 Mead Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Mead Drive are in the top 30% 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 Mead Drive 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 Mead Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Mead Drive are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Mead Drive

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

Unemployment in Mead Drive

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.
0.38% of Mead Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Mead Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Mead Drive. The proportion of retirees on Mead Drive is 46.78% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
65.38% of Mead Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Mead Drive

The proportion of home owners on Mead Drive is 26.32% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.49% of properties in Mead Drive are private rented and 1.46% are social rented.
88.32% of residents of Mead Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Mead Drive residents

The proportion if Mead Drive residents born in the UK is 6.88% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.47% of Mead Drive residents were born outside the UK.
89.53% of Mead Drive residents were born in the UK

Mead Drive Summary

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

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