Buckingham Street, City of Westminster, Greater London

Buckingham Street is classified by the ONS as Multicultural Student Neighbourhoods. Buckingham Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Buckingham Street is located in the St James's ward of the Westminster district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.508415, -0.123849
Grid Ref TQ303804
Suburb Covent Garden
Constituency Cities of London and Westminster

House Prices

The average house price in Buckingham Street is 100% higher than the rest of City of Westminster. The last sale we have on record is 18 Buckingham Street, that sold for £2,025,000. The average house price in City of Westminster is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Buckingham Street

Date No. Type Price
03/02/2022 18 Flat £2,025,000
09/11/2021 19 Flat £830,000
18/06/2021 19 Flat £1,300,000
06/04/2021 13 - 14 £54,400
16/10/2020 19 Flat £905,000

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

Crime in Buckingham Street, Greater London

There were 13 street crime incidents in Buckingham Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Metropolitan Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Buckingham Street
# Category Outcome
1 Criminal Damage Arson Under investigation
2 Other Theft Under investigation
3 Other Theft Under investigation
4 Robbery Under investigation
5 Theft From The Person Investigation complete; no suspect identified
6 Theft From The Person Investigation complete; no suspect identified
7 Theft From The Person Under investigation
8 Theft From The Person Under investigation
9 Theft From The Person Under investigation
10 Violent Crime Under investigation
11 Violent Crime Under investigation
12 Violent Crime Under investigation
13 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 Buckingham Street and compared that to the average for the St James's ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Buckingham Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the St James's ward

Social economic statistics for Buckingham Street

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 Buckingham Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Buckingham Street 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 Buckingham Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Buckingham Street are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Buckingham Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Buckingham Street are in the top 30% 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 Buckingham Street 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 Buckingham Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Buckingham Street are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Buckingham Street

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

Unemployment in Buckingham Street

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.
3.85% of Buckingham Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Buckingham Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Buckingham Street. The proportion of retirees on Buckingham Street is 7.92% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
10.68% of Buckingham Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Buckingham Street

The proportion of home owners on Buckingham Street is 33.05% lower than the national average of 62%. 45.39% of properties in Buckingham Street are private rented and 25.66% are social rented.
28.95% of residents of Buckingham Street own their home

Country of Birth of Buckingham Street residents

The proportion if Buckingham Street residents born in the UK is 38.87% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 56.22% of Buckingham Street residents were born outside the UK.
43.78% of Buckingham Street residents were born in the UK

Buckingham Street Summary

Buckingham Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Buckingham Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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