Is Oldstead Road in London Borough of Lewisham a nice place to live?

Oldstead Road is classified by the ONS as Inner City Ethnic Mix. Oldstead Road has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Oldstead Road is located in the Whitefoot ward of the Lewisham district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.42715, -0.009424
Grid Ref TQ384716
Suburb Catford South
Constituency Lewisham East
Postcodes BR1 5GN, BR1 5RJ, BR1 5RN, BR1 5RW

House Prices

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

Crime in Oldstead Road, Greater London

There were 1 street crime incidents in Oldstead Road 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 Oldstead Road
# Category Outcome
1 Drugs Under investigation

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 Oldstead Road and compared that to the average for the Whitefoot ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Oldstead Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Whitefoot ward

Social economic statistics for Oldstead Road

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Oldstead Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Oldstead Road are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Oldstead Road are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Oldstead Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Oldstead Road are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Oldstead Road

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

Unemployment in Oldstead Road

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.
4.47% of Oldstead Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Oldstead Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Oldstead Road. The proportion of retirees on Oldstead Road is 0.71% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.89% of Oldstead Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Oldstead Road

The proportion of home owners on Oldstead Road is 10.27% higher than the national average of 62%. 19.33% of properties in Oldstead Road are private rented and 5.04% are social rented.
72.27% of residents of Oldstead Road own their home

Country of Birth of Oldstead Road residents

The proportion if Oldstead Road residents born in the UK is 15.25% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 32.6% of Oldstead Road residents were born outside the UK.
67.4% of Oldstead Road residents were born in the UK

Oldstead Road Summary

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

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