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

Ashgrove Road is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Hardship. Ashgrove Road is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Ashgrove Road is located in the Downham ward of the Lewisham district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.419992, -0.003076
Grid Ref TQ389708
Suburb Downham
Constituency Lewisham East
Postcodes BR1 4JN, BR1 4JW, BR1 4TH

House Prices

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

Crime in Ashgrove Road, Greater London

There were 4 street crime incidents in Ashgrove 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 Ashgrove Road
# Category Outcome
1 Other Theft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
2 Other Theft Unable to prosecute suspect
3 Public Order Under investigation
4 Theft From The Person 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 Ashgrove Road and compared that to the average for the Downham ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Ashgrove 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 Ashgrove Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Ashgrove 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 Ashgrove Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Ashgrove Road are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Ashgrove Road

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

Unemployment in Ashgrove 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% of Ashgrove Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ashgrove Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ashgrove Road. The proportion of retirees on Ashgrove Road is 1.93% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
16.67% of Ashgrove Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ashgrove Road

The proportion of home owners on Ashgrove Road is 9.73% lower than the national average of 62%. 14.77% of properties in Ashgrove Road are private rented and 32.95% are social rented.
52.27% of residents of Ashgrove Road own their home

Country of Birth of Ashgrove Road residents

The proportion if Ashgrove Road residents born in the UK is 11.67% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 29.02% of Ashgrove Road residents were born outside the UK.
70.98% of Ashgrove Road residents were born in the UK

Ashgrove Road Summary

Ashgrove Road has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Ashgrove Road maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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