Is Forest Walk in Kingswood a nice place to live?

Forest Walk is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Forest Walk is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Forest Walk is located in the Kingswood ward of the South Gloucestershire district in Gloucestershire.
Coordinates 51.458505, -2.513311
Grid Ref ST644734
Constituency Kingswood
Postcodes BS15 2DF, BS15 8DF

House Prices

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

Crime in Forest Walk, Gloucestershire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Avon-and-somerset Police in Forest Walk 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 Forest Walk and compared that to the average for the Kingswood ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Forest Walk, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Kingswood ward

Social economic statistics for Forest Walk

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 Forest Walk is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Forest Walk 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 Forest Walk experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Forest Walk are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Forest Walk involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Forest Walk are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Forest Walk are in the top 30% 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 Forest Walk, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Forest Walk are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Forest Walk

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

Unemployment in Forest Walk

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.
1.12% of Forest Walk residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Forest Walk

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Forest Walk. The proportion of retirees on Forest Walk is 2.24% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
16.36% of Forest Walk residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Forest Walk

The proportion of home owners on Forest Walk is 2.18% higher than the national average of 62%. 33.58% of properties in Forest Walk are private rented and 2.24% are social rented.
64.18% of residents of Forest Walk own their home

Country of Birth of Forest Walk residents

The proportion if Forest Walk residents born in the UK is 4.16% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 13.19% of Forest Walk residents were born outside the UK.
86.81% of Forest Walk residents were born in the UK

Forest Walk Summary

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

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