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

Richborough Close is classified by the ONS as Commuters with Young Families. Richborough Close is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Richborough Close is located in the Cray Valley East ward of the Bromley district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.3929, 0.119581
Grid Ref TQ475681
Suburb St Mary Cray
Constituency Orpington
Postcodes BR5 3TQ

House Prices

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

Crime in Richborough Close, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Richborough 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 Richborough Close and compared that to the average for the Cray Valley East ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Richborough Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Cray Valley East ward

Social economic statistics for Richborough 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 Richborough Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Richborough 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 Richborough Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Richborough Close are in the top 10% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Richborough Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Richborough Close are in the top 20% of the most 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 Richborough Close are in the top 30% of the most 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 Richborough Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Richborough Close are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Richborough Close

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

Unemployment in Richborough 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.
2.65% of Richborough Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Richborough Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Richborough Close. The proportion of retirees on Richborough Close is 10.65% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
7.95% of Richborough Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Richborough Close

The proportion of home owners on Richborough Close is 15.97% lower than the national average of 62%. 6.35% of properties in Richborough Close are private rented and 42.06% are social rented.
46.03% of residents of Richborough Close own their home

Country of Birth of Richborough Close residents

The proportion if Richborough Close residents born in the UK is 8.68% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 26.03% of Richborough Close residents were born outside the UK.
73.97% of Richborough Close residents were born in the UK

Richborough Close Summary

With house prices in Richborough Close less than the average for Greater London and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Richborough Close is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Richborough Close has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Richborough Close maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Richborough Close has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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