Is Woodruff Close in Gloucester a nice place to live?

Woodruff Close is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix. Woodruff Close is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Woodruff Close is located in the Matson and Robinswood ward of the Gloucester district in Gloucestershire.
Coordinates 51.84218, -2.224836
Grid Ref SO846159
Constituency Gloucester
Postcodes GL4 6YN, GL4 9YL, GL4 9YN

House Prices

The average house price in Woodruff Close is 11.98% lower than the rest of Gloucester. The last sale we have on record is 48 Woodruff Close, that sold for £225,000. The average house price in Gloucester is £219,036 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Woodruff Close

Date No. Type Price
24/10/2022 48 Detached £225,000
27/07/2022 71 Terrace £178,000
06/06/2022 71 Terrace £135,000
27/05/2022 36 Terrace £230,000
24/01/2022 55 Terrace £210,000
21/01/2022 53 Terrace £200,000
14/09/2021 23 Terrace £215,000
02/09/2021 19 Terrace £159,000
09/07/2021 40 Terrace £185,501
28/04/2020 76 Terrace £165,000

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

Crime in Woodruff Close, Gloucestershire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Gloucestershire Police in Woodruff 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 Woodruff Close and compared that to the average for the Matson and Robinswood ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Woodruff Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Matson and Robinswood ward

Social economic statistics for Woodruff 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 Woodruff Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Woodruff 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 Woodruff Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Woodruff Close 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 Woodruff Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Woodruff Close 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 Woodruff Close are in the top 10% 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 Woodruff Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Woodruff Close are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Woodruff Close

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

Unemployment in Woodruff 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.
3.45% of Woodruff Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Woodruff Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Woodruff Close. The proportion of retirees on Woodruff Close is 3.57% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
22.17% of Woodruff Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Woodruff Close

The proportion of home owners on Woodruff Close is 16.33% lower than the national average of 62%. 9.45% of properties in Woodruff Close are private rented and 44.88% are social rented.
45.67% of residents of Woodruff Close own their home

Country of Birth of Woodruff Close residents

The proportion if Woodruff Close residents born in the UK is 10.24% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.11% of Woodruff Close residents were born outside the UK.
92.89% of Woodruff Close residents were born in the UK

Woodruff Close Summary

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

Woodruff Close 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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