Is Leighton Crescent in London Borough of Camden a nice place to live?

Leighton Crescent is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Professional Service Workers. Leighton Crescent has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Leighton Crescent is located in the Kentish Town ward of the Camden district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.552115, -0.134875
Grid Ref TQ294853
Suburb Tufnell Park
Constituency Holborn and St Pancras
Postcodes NW5 2QY, NW5 2QZ

House Prices

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

Crime in Leighton Crescent, Greater London

There were 2 street crime incidents in Leighton Crescent in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Metropolitan Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Leighton Crescent
# Category Outcome
1 Drugs Under investigation
2 Vehicle Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified

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 Leighton Crescent and compared that to the average for the Kentish Town ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Leighton Crescent, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Kentish Town ward

Social economic statistics for Leighton Crescent

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 Leighton Crescent is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Leighton Crescent 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 Leighton Crescent experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Leighton Crescent are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Leighton Crescent

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

Unemployment in Leighton Crescent

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% of Leighton Crescent residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Leighton Crescent

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Leighton Crescent. The proportion of retirees on Leighton Crescent is 8.1% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
10.5% of Leighton Crescent residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Leighton Crescent

The proportion of home owners on Leighton Crescent is 29.54% lower than the national average of 62%. 33.33% of properties in Leighton Crescent are private rented and 34.21% are social rented.
32.46% of residents of Leighton Crescent own their home

Country of Birth of Leighton Crescent residents

The proportion if Leighton Crescent residents born in the UK is 18.52% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 35.87% of Leighton Crescent residents were born outside the UK.
64.13% of Leighton Crescent residents were born in the UK

Leighton Crescent Summary

Leighton Crescent has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Leighton Crescent maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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