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

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

Geography

Reigate Road is located in the Downham ward of the Lewisham district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.432294, 0.01894
Grid Ref TQ404722
Suburb Grove Park
Constituency Lewisham East
Postcodes BR1 5JJ, BR1 5JL, BR1 5JP, BR1 5JW

House Prices

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

Crime in Reigate Road, Greater London

There were 1 street crime incidents in Reigate 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 Reigate Road
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime 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 Reigate Road and compared that to the average for the Downham ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Reigate 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 Reigate Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Reigate 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 Reigate Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Reigate Road 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 Reigate Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Reigate Road 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 Reigate Road are in the top 40% of the most health & disability 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 Reigate Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Reigate Road are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Reigate Road

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

Unemployment in Reigate 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.
7.51% of Reigate Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Reigate Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Reigate Road. The proportion of retirees on Reigate Road is 8.72% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
9.88% of Reigate Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Reigate Road

The proportion of home owners on Reigate Road is 33.65% lower than the national average of 62%. 25.98% of properties in Reigate Road are private rented and 44.88% are social rented.
28.35% of residents of Reigate Road own their home

Country of Birth of Reigate Road residents

The proportion if Reigate Road residents born in the UK is 21.13% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 38.48% of Reigate Road residents were born outside the UK.
61.52% of Reigate Road residents were born in the UK

Reigate Road Summary

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

Reigate Road 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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