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

Barry Close is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Suburbia. Barry Close is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Barry Close is located in the Farnborough and Crofton ward of the Bromley district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.369144, 0.084403
Grid Ref TQ451654
Suburb Crofton
Constituency Orpington
Postcodes BR6 9TD

House Prices

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

Crime in Barry Close, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Barry 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 Barry 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 Barry Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Farnborough and Crofton ward

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

2021 Census for Barry Close

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

Unemployment in Barry 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.
2.22% of Barry Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Barry Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Barry Close. The proportion of retirees on Barry Close is 5.47% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
24.07% of Barry Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Barry Close

The proportion of home owners on Barry Close is 27.17% higher than the national average of 62%. 7.5% of properties in Barry Close are private rented and 2.5% are social rented.
89.17% of residents of Barry Close own their home

Country of Birth of Barry Close residents

The proportion if Barry Close residents born in the UK is 2.9% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 20.25% of Barry Close residents were born outside the UK.
79.75% of Barry Close residents were born in the UK

Barry Close Summary

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

Barry 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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