Is Ambleside Gardens in London Borough of Croydon a nice place to live?

Ambleside Gardens is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families. Ambleside Gardens 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

Ambleside Gardens is located in the Selsdon & Addington Village ward of the Croydon district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.345813, -0.052382
Grid Ref TQ357625
Suburb Selsdon
Constituency Croydon South
Postcodes CR2 8RP, CR2 8RS, CR2 8SE, CR2 8SF

House Prices

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

Crime in Ambleside Gardens, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Ambleside Gardens 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 Ambleside Gardens and compared that to the average for the Selsdon & Addington Village ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Ambleside Gardens, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Selsdon & Addington Village ward

Social economic statistics for Ambleside Gardens

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 Ambleside Gardens is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Ambleside Gardens 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 Ambleside Gardens experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Ambleside Gardens are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Ambleside Gardens

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

Unemployment in Ambleside Gardens

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.
2.79% of Ambleside Gardens residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ambleside Gardens

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ambleside Gardens. The proportion of retirees on Ambleside Gardens is 16.75% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
35.35% of Ambleside Gardens residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ambleside Gardens

The proportion of home owners on Ambleside Gardens is 29.09% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.94% of properties in Ambleside Gardens are private rented and 2.97% are social rented.
91.09% of residents of Ambleside Gardens own their home

Country of Birth of Ambleside Gardens residents

The proportion if Ambleside Gardens residents born in the UK is 2.11% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 19.46% of Ambleside Gardens residents were born outside the UK.
80.54% of Ambleside Gardens residents were born in the UK

Ambleside Gardens Summary

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

Ambleside Gardens 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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