Is Ballards Way in London Borough of Croydon a nice place to live?

Ballards Way is classified by the ONS as Delayed Retirement. Ballards Way is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Ballards Way is located in the South Croydon ward of the Croydon district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.356181, -0.072481
Grid Ref TQ343636
Suburb Selsdon
Constituency Croydon South

House Prices

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

Crime in Ballards Way, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Ballards Way 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 Ballards Way and compared that to the average for the South Croydon ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Ballards Way, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the South Croydon ward

Social economic statistics for Ballards Way

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 Ballards Way is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Ballards Way 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 Ballards Way experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Ballards Way 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 Ballards Way involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Ballards Way 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 Ballards Way 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 Ballards Way, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Ballards Way are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Ballards Way

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

Unemployment in Ballards Way

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.
1.69% of Ballards Way residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ballards Way

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ballards Way. The proportion of retirees on Ballards Way is 10.21% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.81% of Ballards Way residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ballards Way

The proportion of home owners on Ballards Way is 28.55% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.45% of properties in Ballards Way are private rented and 0% are social rented.
90.55% of residents of Ballards Way own their home

Country of Birth of Ballards Way residents

The proportion if Ballards Way residents born in the UK is 9.17% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 26.52% of Ballards Way residents were born outside the UK.
73.48% of Ballards Way residents were born in the UK

Ballards Way Summary

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

Ballards Way 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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