Alton Close, London Borough of Bexley, Greater London

Alton Close is classified by the ONS as Older Workers and Retirement. Alton Close is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Alton Close is located in the St Mary's & St James ward of the Bexley district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.437374, 0.133711
Grid Ref TQ484730
Suburb Albany Park
Constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup
Postcodes DA5 3QJ

House Prices

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

Crime in Alton Close, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Alton Close during May 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 Alton Close and compared that to the average for the St Mary's & St James ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Alton Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the St Mary's & St James ward

Social economic statistics for Alton 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 Alton Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Alton 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 Alton Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Alton Close are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Alton Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Alton Close are in the top 10% 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 Alton Close are in the top 10% 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 Alton Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Alton Close are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Alton Close

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

Unemployment in Alton 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.
1.63% of Alton Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Alton Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Alton Close. The proportion of retirees on Alton Close is 9.45% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.05% of Alton Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Alton Close

The proportion of home owners on Alton Close is 23.6% higher than the national average of 62%. 12.8% of properties in Alton Close are private rented and 0.8% are social rented.
85.6% of residents of Alton Close own their home

Country of Birth of Alton Close residents

The proportion if Alton Close residents born in the UK is 8.77% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.58% of Alton Close residents were born outside the UK.
91.42% of Alton Close residents were born in the UK

Alton Close Summary

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

Alton Close 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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