Is Lavender Way in Colchester a nice place to live?

Lavender Way is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families. Lavender Way is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Lavender Way is located in the Lexden and Braiswick ward of the Colchester district in Essex.
Coordinates 51.904836, 0.882133
Grid Ref TL983268
Suburb Myland
Constituency Colchester
Postcodes CO4 5UE, CO4 5UF

House Prices

The average house price in Lavender Way is 0.57% lower than the rest of Colchester. The last sale we have on record is 1 Lavender Way, that sold for £282,000. The average house price in Colchester is £283,610 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Lavender Way

Date No. Type Price
21/06/2021 1 Semi £282,000

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

Crime in Lavender Way, Essex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Essex Police in Lavender Way 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 Lavender Way and compared that to the average for the Lexden and Braiswick ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Lavender Way, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Lexden and Braiswick ward

Social economic statistics for Lavender Way

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 Lavender Way is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Lavender Way 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 Lavender Way experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Lavender Way are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Lavender Way involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Lavender Way are in the top 10% 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 Lavender Way 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 Lavender Way, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Lavender Way are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Lavender Way

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

Unemployment in Lavender Way

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.
4.09% of Lavender Way residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lavender Way

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lavender Way. The proportion of retirees on Lavender Way is 2.24% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
16.36% of Lavender Way residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lavender Way

The proportion of home owners on Lavender Way is 11.95% higher than the national average of 62%. 24.37% of properties in Lavender Way are private rented and 0.84% are social rented.
73.95% of residents of Lavender Way own their home

Country of Birth of Lavender Way residents

The proportion if Lavender Way residents born in the UK is 6.37% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 23.72% of Lavender Way residents were born outside the UK.
76.28% of Lavender Way residents were born in the UK

Lavender Way Summary

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

Lavender Way 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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