Is Windy Ridge in London Borough of Bromley a nice place to live?

Windy Ridge is classified by the ONS as Delayed Retirement. Windy Ridge 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

Windy Ridge is located in the Bickley ward of the Bromley district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.408099, 0.043052
Grid Ref TQ421696
Suburb Bickley
Constituency Bromley and Chislehurst
Postcodes BR1 2RQ

House Prices

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

Crime in Windy Ridge, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Windy Ridge 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 Windy Ridge and compared that to the average for the Bickley ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Windy Ridge, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bickley ward

Social economic statistics for Windy Ridge

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

2021 Census for Windy Ridge

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

Unemployment in Windy Ridge

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.
1.35% of Windy Ridge residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Windy Ridge

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Windy Ridge. The proportion of retirees on Windy Ridge is 3.02% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.62% of Windy Ridge residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Windy Ridge

The proportion of home owners on Windy Ridge is 26.24% higher than the national average of 62%. 11.03% of properties in Windy Ridge are private rented and 0.74% are social rented.
88.24% of residents of Windy Ridge own their home

Country of Birth of Windy Ridge residents

The proportion if Windy Ridge residents born in the UK is 3.25% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 20.6% of Windy Ridge residents were born outside the UK.
79.4% of Windy Ridge residents were born in the UK

Windy Ridge Summary

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

Windy Ridge 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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