Is Sceptre Close in Maldon a nice place to live?

Sceptre Close is classified by the ONS as Older Workers and Retirement. Sceptre Close is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Sceptre Close is located in the Tollesbury ward of the Maldon district in Essex.
Coordinates 51.759497, 0.838284
Grid Ref TL959105
Suburb Tollesbury
Constituency Witham
Postcodes CM9 8XB

House Prices

The average house price in Sceptre Close is 1.7% higher than the rest of Maldon. The last sale we have on record is 2 Sceptre Close, that sold for £350,000. The average house price in Maldon is £279,795 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Sceptre Close

Date No. Type Price
25/11/2022 2 Detached £350,000
21/10/2021 34 Semi £310,000
16/04/2021 15 Semi £263,500
01/04/2021 33 Semi £215,000

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

Crime in Sceptre Close, Essex

There were 1 street crime incidents in Sceptre Close in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Essex Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Sceptre Close
# Category Outcome
1 Criminal Damage Arson Under investigation

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 Sceptre Close and compared that to the average for the Tollesbury ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Sceptre Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Tollesbury ward

Social economic statistics for Sceptre 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 Sceptre Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Sceptre 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 Sceptre Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Sceptre Close 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 Sceptre Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Sceptre Close 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 Sceptre 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 Sceptre Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Sceptre Close are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Sceptre Close

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

Unemployment in Sceptre 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.
2.15% of Sceptre Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Sceptre Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Sceptre Close. The proportion of retirees on Sceptre Close is 10.32% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.92% of Sceptre Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Sceptre Close

The proportion of home owners on Sceptre Close is 24.59% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.76% of properties in Sceptre Close are private rented and 3.66% are social rented.
86.59% of residents of Sceptre Close own their home

Country of Birth of Sceptre Close residents

The proportion if Sceptre Close residents born in the UK is 15.65% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 1.7% of Sceptre Close residents were born outside the UK.
98.3% of Sceptre Close residents were born in the UK

Sceptre Close Summary

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

Sceptre Close 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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