Olive Avenue, Castle Point, Essex

Olive Avenue is classified by the ONS as Ageing in Suburbia. Olive Avenue is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Olive Avenue is located in the St James ward of the Castle Point district in Essex.
Coordinates 51.550176, 0.625968
Grid Ref TQ821867
Suburb Leigh-on-Sea
Constituency Castle Point

House Prices

The average house price in Olive Avenue is 100% higher than the rest of Castle Point. The last sale we have on record is 119 Olive Avenue, that sold for £285,000. The average house price in Castle Point is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Olive Avenue

Date No. Type Price
03/08/2022 119 Flat £285,000
18/07/2022 114 Semi £520,000
20/10/2021 150 Detached £432,500
29/09/2020 141 Detached £540,000
21/09/2020 137 Semi £377,500
25/06/2020 116 Semi £385,000
27/03/2020 143 Detached £380,000

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Crime in Olive Avenue, Essex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Essex Police in Olive Avenue 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 Olive Avenue and compared that to the average for the St James ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Olive Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the St James ward

Social economic statistics for Olive Avenue

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

2021 Census for Olive Avenue

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

Unemployment in Olive Avenue

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.
4.27% of Olive Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Olive Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Olive Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Olive Avenue is 14.1% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
32.7% of Olive Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Olive Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Olive Avenue is 19.67% higher than the national average of 62%. 7.5% of properties in Olive Avenue are private rented and 8.33% are social rented.
81.67% of residents of Olive Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Olive Avenue residents

The proportion if Olive Avenue residents born in the UK is 12.93% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.42% of Olive Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
95.58% of Olive Avenue residents were born in the UK

Olive Avenue Summary

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

Olive Avenue 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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