Is Royal Gardens in Forest of Dean a nice place to live?

Royal Gardens is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Royal Gardens has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Royal Gardens is located in the Coleford ward of the Forest of Dean district in Gloucestershire.
Coordinates 51.790599, -2.618391
Grid Ref SO574103
Suburb Coleford
Constituency Forest of Dean
Postcodes GL16 8SD

House Prices

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

Crime in Royal Gardens, Gloucestershire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Gloucestershire Police in Royal 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 Royal Gardens and compared that to the average for the Coleford ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Royal Gardens, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Coleford ward

Social economic statistics for Royal 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 Royal Gardens is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Royal 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 Royal Gardens experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Royal Gardens are in the top 40% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Royal Gardens involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Royal Gardens are in the top 30% of the most 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 Royal Gardens are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Royal Gardens, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Royal Gardens are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Royal Gardens

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

Unemployment in Royal 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.
2.13% of Royal Gardens residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Royal Gardens

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Royal Gardens. The proportion of retirees on Royal Gardens is 3.21% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.81% of Royal Gardens residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Royal Gardens

The proportion of home owners on Royal Gardens is 11.32% lower than the national average of 62%. 29.41% of properties in Royal Gardens are private rented and 19.46% are social rented.
50.68% of residents of Royal Gardens own their home

Country of Birth of Royal Gardens residents

The proportion if Royal Gardens residents born in the UK is 12.01% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.34% of Royal Gardens residents were born outside the UK.
94.66% of Royal Gardens residents were born in the UK

Royal Gardens Summary

Royal Gardens has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Royal Gardens maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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