Is Owl Close in Gloucester a nice place to live?

Owl Close is classified by the ONS as Semi-Detached Ageing. Owl 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

Owl Close is located in the Abbeydale ward of the Gloucester district in Gloucestershire.
Coordinates 51.845001, -2.206589
Grid Ref SO858162
Suburb Abbeydale
Constituency Gloucester
Postcodes GL4 4WL, GL4 8NL

House Prices

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

Crime in Owl Close, Gloucestershire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Police in Owl 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 Owl Close and compared that to the average for the Abbeydale ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Owl 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 Owl Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Owl 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 Owl Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Owl 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 Owl Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Owl Close are in the top 40% 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 Owl Close 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 Owl Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Owl Close are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Owl Close

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

Unemployment in Owl 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% of Owl Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Owl Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Owl Close. The proportion of retirees on Owl Close is 16.45% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
35.05% of Owl Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Owl Close

The proportion of home owners on Owl Close is 33.45% higher than the national average of 62%. 1.82% of properties in Owl Close are private rented and 2.73% are social rented.
95.45% of residents of Owl Close own their home

Country of Birth of Owl Close residents

The proportion if Owl Close residents born in the UK is 10.49% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.86% of Owl Close residents were born outside the UK.
93.14% of Owl Close residents were born in the UK

Owl Close Summary

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

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