Is Ruby Close in London Borough of Hackney a nice place to live?

Ruby Close is classified by the ONS as Established Renting Families. Ruby Close is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Ruby Close is located in the King's Park ward of the Hackney district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.558235, -0.041387
Grid Ref TQ358861
Suburb Homerton
Constituency Hackney South and Shoreditch
Postcodes E5 0AF

House Prices

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

Crime in Ruby Close, Greater London

There were 5 street crime incidents in Ruby Close 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 Ruby Close
# Category Outcome
1 Bicycle Theft Under investigation
2 Other Theft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
3 Theft From The Person Investigation complete; no suspect identified
4 Violent Crime Under investigation
5 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect

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 Ruby Close and compared that to the average for the King's Park ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Ruby Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the King's Park ward

Social economic statistics for Ruby 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 Ruby Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Ruby 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 Ruby Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Ruby 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 Ruby Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Ruby 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 Ruby Close are in the top 20% 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 Ruby Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Ruby Close are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Ruby Close

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

Unemployment in Ruby 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.
2.63% of Ruby Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ruby Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ruby Close. The proportion of retirees on Ruby Close is 1.58% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
20.18% of Ruby Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ruby Close

The proportion of home owners on Ruby Close is 39.01% lower than the national average of 62%. 15.52% of properties in Ruby Close are private rented and 59.77% are social rented.
22.99% of residents of Ruby Close own their home

Country of Birth of Ruby Close residents

The proportion if Ruby Close residents born in the UK is 24.58% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 41.93% of Ruby Close residents were born outside the UK.
58.07% of Ruby Close residents were born in the UK

Ruby Close Summary

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

Ruby 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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