Is Lydd Road in London Borough of Bexley a nice place to live?

Lydd Road is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Suburbia. Lydd Road is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Lydd Road is located in the West Heath ward of the Bexley district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.476004, 0.141346
Grid Ref TQ488774
Suburb Lessness Heath
Constituency Erith and Thamesmead
Postcodes DA7 5PB

House Prices

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

Crime in Lydd Road, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Lydd Road 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 Lydd Road and compared that to the average for the West Heath ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Lydd Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the West Heath ward

Social economic statistics for Lydd Road

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

2021 Census for Lydd Road

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

Unemployment in Lydd Road

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.
0% of Lydd Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lydd Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lydd Road. The proportion of retirees on Lydd Road is 12.72% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
31.32% of Lydd Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lydd Road

The proportion of home owners on Lydd Road is 30.25% higher than the national average of 62%. 3.88% of properties in Lydd Road are private rented and 3.88% are social rented.
92.25% of residents of Lydd Road own their home

Country of Birth of Lydd Road residents

The proportion if Lydd Road residents born in the UK is 4.25% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 13.1% of Lydd Road residents were born outside the UK.
86.9% of Lydd Road residents were born in the UK

Lydd Road Summary

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

Lydd Road 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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