Is Bloomfield Road in Gloucester a nice place to live?

Bloomfield Road is classified by the ONS as Communal Retirement. Bloomfield Road is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Bloomfield Road is located in the Moreland ward of the Gloucester district in Gloucestershire.
Coordinates 51.854263, -2.247865
Grid Ref SO830173
Suburb Linden
Constituency Gloucester
Postcodes GL1 5BL, GL1 5BP, GL1 5BT, GL1 5BW

House Prices

The average house price in Bloomfield Road is 12.39% higher than the rest of Gloucester. The last sale we have on record is 94 Bloomfield Road, that sold for £280,000. The average house price in Gloucester is £219,036 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Bloomfield Road

Date No. Type Price
22/03/2022 94 Semi £280,000
25/06/2021 75 Semi £245,000
07/05/2021 11 Semi £264,000
26/03/2021 60 Semi £198,000
19/03/2021 15 Semi £263,000
20/11/2020 37 Semi £230,000
16/10/2020 100 Detached £227,000
27/08/2020 77 Semi £261,500

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

Crime in Bloomfield Road, Gloucestershire

There were 2 street crime incidents in Bloomfield Road in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Gloucestershire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Bloomfield Road
# Category Outcome
1 Burglary Unable to prosecute suspect
2 Violent Crime 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 Bloomfield Road and compared that to the average for the Moreland ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Bloomfield Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Moreland ward

Social economic statistics for Bloomfield Road

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 Bloomfield Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Bloomfield Road 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 Bloomfield Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Bloomfield Road are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Bloomfield Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Bloomfield Road are in the top 20% 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 Bloomfield Road are in the top 20% of the most 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 Bloomfield Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Bloomfield Road are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Bloomfield Road

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

Unemployment in Bloomfield Road

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.
2.96% of Bloomfield Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bloomfield Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bloomfield Road. The proportion of retirees on Bloomfield Road is 1.4% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.2% of Bloomfield Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bloomfield Road

The proportion of home owners on Bloomfield Road is 4.17% lower than the national average of 62%. 39.16% of properties in Bloomfield Road are private rented and 2.41% are social rented.
57.83% of residents of Bloomfield Road own their home

Country of Birth of Bloomfield Road residents

The proportion if Bloomfield Road residents born in the UK is 5.93% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 23.28% of Bloomfield Road residents were born outside the UK.
76.72% of Bloomfield Road residents were born in the UK

Bloomfield Road Summary

With house prices in Bloomfield Road less than the average for Gloucestershire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Bloomfield Road has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Bloomfield Road maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Bloomfield Road has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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