Is The Covert in London Borough of Bromley a nice place to live?

The Covert is classified by the ONS as Ageing in Suburbia. The Covert is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

The Covert is located in the Petts Wood and Knoll ward of the Bromley district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.384109, 0.086292
Grid Ref TQ452670
Suburb Crofton
Constituency Orpington
Postcodes BR6 0BT, BR6 0BU

House Prices

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

Crime in The Covert, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in The Covert 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 The Covert and compared that to the average for the Petts Wood and Knoll ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Covert, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Petts Wood and Knoll ward

Social economic statistics for The Covert

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 The Covert is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean The Covert 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 The Covert experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around The Covert are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around The Covert involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in The Covert are in the top 40% 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 The Covert 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 The Covert, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in The Covert are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for The Covert

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

Unemployment in The Covert

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.
1.13% of The Covert residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Covert

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

Home ownership in The Covert

The proportion of home owners on The Covert is 19.48% higher than the national average of 62%. 12.59% of properties in The Covert are private rented and 5.93% are social rented.
81.48% of residents of The Covert own their home

Country of Birth of The Covert residents

The proportion if The Covert residents born in the UK is 3.08% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 20.43% of The Covert residents were born outside the UK.
79.57% of The Covert residents were born in the UK

The Covert Summary

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

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