Is Crescent Road in Verwood a nice place to live?

Crescent Road is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Crescent Road 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

Crescent Road is located in the Verwood ward of the Dorset district in Dorset.
Coordinates 50.87862, -1.867761
Grid Ref SU094087
Suburb Verwood
Constituency North Dorset
Postcodes BH21 6AD, BH21 6EF, BH21 6HB, BH31 6DA

House Prices

The average house price in Crescent Road is 28.19% higher than the rest of Verwood. The last sale we have on record is 25 Crescent Road, that sold for £375,000. The average house price in Verwood is £289,625 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Crescent Road

Date No. Type Price
14/09/2021 25 Detached £375,000
12/03/2021 5 Detached £415,000
03/07/2020 GRACEDALE Detached £420,000

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

Crime in Crescent Road, Dorset

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Dorset Police in Crescent 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 Crescent Road and compared that to the average for the Verwood ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Crescent 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 Crescent Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Crescent 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 Crescent Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Crescent Road are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Crescent Road

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

Unemployment in Crescent 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.
1.52% of Crescent Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Crescent Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Crescent Road. The proportion of retirees on Crescent Road is 25.13% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
43.73% of Crescent Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Crescent Road

The proportion of home owners on Crescent Road is 34.83% higher than the national average of 62%. 3.17% of properties in Crescent Road are private rented and 0% are social rented.
96.83% of residents of Crescent Road own their home

Country of Birth of Crescent Road residents

The proportion if Crescent Road residents born in the UK is 12.77% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.58% of Crescent Road residents were born outside the UK.
95.42% of Crescent Road residents were born in the UK

Crescent Road Summary

With house prices in Crescent Road more than the average for Dorset and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Crescent Road is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Crescent Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Crescent Road maybe difficult.

Crescent 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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