Bells Hill, Colchester, Essex

Bells Hill is classified by the ONS as Established Farming Communities. Bells Hill is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Bells Hill is located in the Rural North ward of the Colchester district in Essex.
Coordinates 51.952003, 0.783696
Grid Ref TL913318
Constituency Harwich and North Essex
Postcodes CO8 5BA

House Prices

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

Crime in Bells Hill, Essex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Essex Police in Bells Hill during July 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 Bells Hill and compared that to the average for the Rural North ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Bells Hill, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Rural North ward

Social economic statistics for Bells Hill

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 Bells Hill is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Bells Hill 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 Bells Hill experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Bells Hill 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 Bells Hill involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Bells Hill are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Bells Hill are in the top 30% 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 Bells Hill, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Bells Hill are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Bells Hill

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

Unemployment in Bells Hill

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.
1.62% of Bells Hill residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bells Hill

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bells Hill. The proportion of retirees on Bells Hill is 5.72% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
24.32% of Bells Hill residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bells Hill

The proportion of home owners on Bells Hill is 27.89% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.62% of properties in Bells Hill are private rented and 4.49% are social rented.
89.89% of residents of Bells Hill own their home

Country of Birth of Bells Hill residents

The proportion if Bells Hill residents born in the UK is 10.44% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.91% of Bells Hill residents were born outside the UK.
93.09% of Bells Hill residents were born in the UK

Bells Hill Summary

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

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