Is Penrith Close in Verwood a nice place to live?

Penrith Close is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Penrith 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

Penrith Close is located in the Verwood ward of the Dorset district in Dorset.
Coordinates 50.873715, -1.880822
Grid Ref SU084082
Suburb Verwood
Constituency North Dorset
Postcodes BH31 6XE

House Prices

The average house price in Penrith Close is 30.74% higher than the rest of Verwood. The last sale we have on record is 24 Penrith Close, that sold for £425,000. The average house price in Verwood is £289,625 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Penrith Close

Date No. Type Price
05/11/2021 24 Detached £425,000
11/09/2020 9 Detached £447,500
18/08/2020 14 Detached £382,000

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

Crime in Penrith Close, Dorset

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

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

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

2021 Census for Penrith Close

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

Unemployment in Penrith 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.
1.95% of Penrith Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Penrith Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Penrith Close. The proportion of retirees on Penrith Close is 16.42% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
35.02% of Penrith Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Penrith Close

The proportion of home owners on Penrith Close is 34.61% higher than the national average of 62%. 3.39% of properties in Penrith Close are private rented and 0% are social rented.
96.61% of residents of Penrith Close own their home

Country of Birth of Penrith Close residents

The proportion if Penrith Close residents born in the UK is 13.62% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.73% of Penrith Close residents were born outside the UK.
96.27% of Penrith Close residents were born in the UK

Penrith Close Summary

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

Penrith 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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