Wicks Close, London Borough of Lewisham, Greater London

Wicks Close is classified by the ONS as Commuters with Young Families. Wicks Close has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Wicks Close is located in the Grove Park ward of the Lewisham district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.428741, 0.034593
Grid Ref TQ415719
Suburb Chinbrook
Constituency Lewisham East
Postcodes SE9 4HE

House Prices

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

Crime in Wicks Close, Greater London

There were 2 street crime incidents in Wicks 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 Wicks Close
# Category Outcome
1 Criminal Damage Arson Under investigation
2 Robbery 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 Wicks Close and compared that to the average for the Grove Park ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Wicks Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Grove Park ward

Social economic statistics for Wicks 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 Wicks Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Wicks 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 Wicks Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Wicks Close are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Wicks Close

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

Unemployment in Wicks 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.
4.37% of Wicks Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Wicks Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Wicks Close. The proportion of retirees on Wicks Close is 3.92% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.68% of Wicks Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Wicks Close

The proportion of home owners on Wicks Close is 5.48% lower than the national average of 62%. 22.61% of properties in Wicks Close are private rented and 20.87% are social rented.
56.52% of residents of Wicks Close own their home

Country of Birth of Wicks Close residents

The proportion if Wicks Close residents born in the UK is 18.78% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 36.13% of Wicks Close residents were born outside the UK.
63.87% of Wicks Close residents were born in the UK

Wicks Close Summary

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

Wicks 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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