Is The Walk in Stroud a nice place to live?

The Walk is classified by the ONS as Communal Retirement. The Walk is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

The Walk is located in the Kingswood ward of the Stroud district in Gloucestershire.
Coordinates 51.626617, -2.365023
Grid Ref ST748920
Suburb Kingswood
Constituency The Cotswolds
Postcodes GL12 8RP

House Prices

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

Crime in The Walk, Gloucestershire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Gloucestershire Police in The 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 The Walk and compared that to the average for the Kingswood ward.

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

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

2021 Census for The Walk

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

Unemployment in The 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.
2.08% of The Walk residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Walk

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Walk. The proportion of retirees on The Walk is 3.5% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.1% of The Walk residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Walk

The proportion of home owners on The Walk is 8% higher than the national average of 62%. 7.89% of properties in The Walk are private rented and 18.42% are social rented.
70% of residents of The Walk own their home

Country of Birth of The Walk residents

The proportion if The Walk residents born in the UK is 11.02% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.33% of The Walk residents were born outside the UK.
93.67% of The Walk residents were born in the UK

The Walk Summary

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

The Walk has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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