Is Shirley Gardens in London Borough of Havering a nice place to live?

Shirley Gardens is classified by the ONS as Older Workers and Retirement. Shirley Gardens is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Shirley Gardens is located in the St Andrew's ward of the Havering district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.556905, 0.211201
Grid Ref TQ533865
Suburb Hornchurch
Constituency Hornchurch and Upminster
Postcodes RM12 4NH

House Prices

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

Crime in Shirley Gardens, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Shirley Gardens 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 Shirley Gardens and compared that to the average for the St Andrew's ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Shirley Gardens, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the St Andrew's ward

Social economic statistics for Shirley Gardens

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 Shirley Gardens is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Shirley Gardens 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 Shirley Gardens experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Shirley Gardens 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 Shirley Gardens involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Shirley Gardens 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 Shirley Gardens 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 Shirley Gardens, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Shirley Gardens are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Shirley Gardens

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

Unemployment in Shirley Gardens

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.
1.85% of Shirley Gardens residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Shirley Gardens

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Shirley Gardens. The proportion of retirees on Shirley Gardens is 19.92% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
38.52% of Shirley Gardens residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Shirley Gardens

The proportion of home owners on Shirley Gardens is 33.62% higher than the national average of 62%. 4.38% of properties in Shirley Gardens are private rented and 0% are social rented.
95.62% of residents of Shirley Gardens own their home

Country of Birth of Shirley Gardens residents

The proportion if Shirley Gardens residents born in the UK is 9.21% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.14% of Shirley Gardens residents were born outside the UK.
91.86% of Shirley Gardens residents were born in the UK

Shirley Gardens Summary

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

Shirley Gardens 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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