Is Ridgeway Drive in London Borough of Bromley a nice place to live?

Ridgeway Drive is classified by the ONS as Achieving Minorities. Ridgeway Drive is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Ridgeway Drive is located in the Plaistow and Sundridge ward of the Bromley district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.42279, 0.02357
Grid Ref TQ407712
Suburb Sundridge
Constituency Bromley and Chislehurst
Postcodes BR1 5BX, BR1 5DB, BR1 5DD, BR1 5DG, BR1 5DQ

House Prices

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

Crime in Ridgeway Drive, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Ridgeway Drive 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 Ridgeway Drive and compared that to the average for the Plaistow and Sundridge ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Ridgeway Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Plaistow and Sundridge ward

Social economic statistics for Ridgeway Drive

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 Ridgeway Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Ridgeway Drive 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 Ridgeway Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Ridgeway Drive are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Ridgeway Drive

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

Unemployment in Ridgeway Drive

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.
1.17% of Ridgeway Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ridgeway Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ridgeway Drive. The proportion of retirees on Ridgeway Drive is 8.64% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
27.24% of Ridgeway Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ridgeway Drive

The proportion of home owners on Ridgeway Drive is 18.83% higher than the national average of 62%. 4.17% of properties in Ridgeway Drive are private rented and 15% are social rented.
80.83% of residents of Ridgeway Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Ridgeway Drive residents

The proportion if Ridgeway Drive residents born in the UK is 4.22% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 21.57% of Ridgeway Drive residents were born outside the UK.
78.43% of Ridgeway Drive residents were born in the UK

Ridgeway Drive Summary

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

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