Is Letch Lane in Cotswold a nice place to live?

Letch Lane is classified by the ONS as Older Farming Communities. Letch Lane is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Letch Lane is located in the Bourton Village ward of the Cotswold district in Gloucestershire.
Coordinates 51.88262, -1.760152
Grid Ref SP166204
Suburb Bourton-on-the-Water
Constituency The Cotswolds
Postcodes GL54 2DG, GL54 2FG

House Prices

The average house price in Letch Lane is 100% higher than the rest of Cotswold. The last sale we have on record is ARDMORE Letch Lane, that sold for £472,000. The average house price in Cotswold is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Letch Lane

Date No. Type Price
23/09/2021 ARDMORE Detached £472,000
23/10/2020 ARDMORE Detached £415,000

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

Crime in Letch Lane, Gloucestershire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Gloucestershire Police in Letch Lane 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 Letch Lane and compared that to the average for the Bourton Village ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Letch Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bourton Village ward

Social economic statistics for Letch Lane

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Letch Lane

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

Unemployment in Letch Lane

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% of Letch Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Letch Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Letch Lane. The proportion of retirees on Letch Lane is 34.96% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
53.56% of Letch Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Letch Lane

The proportion of home owners on Letch Lane is 18.71% higher than the national average of 62%. 16.43% of properties in Letch Lane are private rented and 1.43% are social rented.
80.71% of residents of Letch Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Letch Lane residents

The proportion if Letch Lane residents born in the UK is 7.24% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.11% of Letch Lane residents were born outside the UK.
89.89% of Letch Lane residents were born in the UK

Letch Lane Summary

With house prices in Letch Lane more than the average for Gloucestershire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Letch Lane is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Letch Lane has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Letch Lane maybe difficult.

Letch Lane 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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