Is View Close in Epping Forest a nice place to live?

View Close is classified by the ONS as Indian Tech Achievers. View Close is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

View Close is located in the Grange Hill ward of the Epping Forest district in Essex.
Coordinates 51.610075, 0.089083
Grid Ref TQ447922
Suburb Chigwell
Constituency Epping Forest
Postcodes IG7 5JU

House Prices

The average house price in View Close is 100% higher than the rest of Epping Forest. The last sale we have on record is 36 View Close, that sold for £480,000. The average house price in Epping Forest is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in View Close

Date No. Type Price
01/04/2022 36 Semi £480,000
08/07/2020 30 Semi £365,000

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

Crime in View Close, Essex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Essex Police in View 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 View Close and compared that to the average for the Grange Hill ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in View Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Grange Hill ward

Social economic statistics for View 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 View Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean View 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 View Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around View Close are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around View Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in View Close are in the top 30% 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 View 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 View Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in View Close are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for View Close

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

Unemployment in View 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.
0.68% of View Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in View Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of View Close. The proportion of retirees on View Close is 7.08% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
25.68% of View Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in View Close

The proportion of home owners on View Close is 26.98% higher than the national average of 62%. 10.24% of properties in View Close are private rented and 0.79% are social rented.
88.98% of residents of View Close own their home

Country of Birth of View Close residents

The proportion if View Close residents born in the UK is 17.25% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 34.6% of View Close residents were born outside the UK.
65.4% of View Close residents were born in the UK

View Close Summary

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

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