Elmwood Drive, London Borough of Bexley, Greater London

Elmwood Drive is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Suburbia. Elmwood Drive is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Elmwood Drive is located in the Blendon & Penhill ward of the Bexley district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.445623, 0.130138
Grid Ref TQ481740
Suburb Albany Park
Constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup
Postcodes DA5 3PS, DA5 3PY

House Prices

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

Crime in Elmwood Drive, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Elmwood Drive 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 Elmwood Drive and compared that to the average for the Blendon & Penhill ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Elmwood Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Blendon & Penhill ward

Social economic statistics for Elmwood Drive

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 Elmwood Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Elmwood Drive 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 Elmwood Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Elmwood Drive are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Elmwood Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Elmwood Drive 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 Elmwood Drive 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 Elmwood Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Elmwood Drive are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Elmwood Drive

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

Unemployment in Elmwood Drive

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.
2.14% of Elmwood Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Elmwood Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Elmwood Drive. The proportion of retirees on Elmwood Drive is 16.28% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
34.88% of Elmwood Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Elmwood Drive

The proportion of home owners on Elmwood Drive is 29.03% higher than the national average of 62%. 7.59% of properties in Elmwood Drive are private rented and 0.69% are social rented.
91.03% of residents of Elmwood Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Elmwood Drive residents

The proportion if Elmwood Drive residents born in the UK is 9.02% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.33% of Elmwood Drive residents were born outside the UK.
91.67% of Elmwood Drive residents were born in the UK

Elmwood Drive Summary

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

Elmwood Drive 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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