Is Abbots Close in London Borough of Bromley a nice place to live?

Abbots Close is classified by the ONS as Indian Tech Achievers. Abbots Close 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

Abbots Close is located in the Farnborough and Crofton ward of the Bromley district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.377054, 0.07334
Grid Ref TQ443662
Suburb Crofton
Constituency Orpington
Postcodes BR5 1HW

House Prices

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

Crime in Abbots Close, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Abbots Close 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 Abbots Close and compared that to the average for the Farnborough and Crofton ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Abbots Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Farnborough and Crofton ward

Social economic statistics for Abbots 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 Abbots Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Abbots 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 Abbots Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Abbots 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 Abbots Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Abbots 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 Abbots Close are in the top 20% 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 Abbots Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Abbots Close are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Abbots Close

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

Unemployment in Abbots 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.
5.07% of Abbots Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Abbots Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Abbots Close. The proportion of retirees on Abbots Close is 8.57% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
27.17% of Abbots Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Abbots Close

The proportion of home owners on Abbots Close is 32.21% higher than the national average of 62%. 4.96% of properties in Abbots Close are private rented and 0.83% are social rented.
94.21% of residents of Abbots Close own their home

Country of Birth of Abbots Close residents

The proportion if Abbots Close residents born in the UK is 7.15% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.2% of Abbots Close residents were born outside the UK.
89.8% of Abbots Close residents were born in the UK

Abbots Close Summary

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

Abbots 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.

Top 50 worst places to live 2023
Top 50 best places to live 2023