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

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

Virginia Close is located in the Shortlands ward of the Bromley district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.400157, -0.003264
Grid Ref TQ389686
Suburb Shortlands
Constituency Beckenham
Postcodes BR2 0AF, BR2 0NN

House Prices

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

Crime in Virginia Close, Greater London

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

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Virginia Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Shortlands ward

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

2021 Census for Virginia Close

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

Unemployment in Virginia 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.
3.86% of Virginia Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Virginia Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Virginia Close. The proportion of retirees on Virginia Close is 7.65% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
26.25% of Virginia Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Virginia Close

The proportion of home owners on Virginia Close is 34.64% higher than the national average of 62%. 2.52% of properties in Virginia Close are private rented and 0.84% are social rented.
96.64% of residents of Virginia Close own their home

Country of Birth of Virginia Close residents

The proportion if Virginia Close residents born in the UK is 1.76% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 15.59% of Virginia Close residents were born outside the UK.
84.41% of Virginia Close residents were born in the UK

Virginia Close Summary

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

Virginia 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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