Is Woodbury Gardens in London Borough of Lewisham a nice place to live?

Woodbury Gardens is classified by the ONS as Established Renting Families. Woodbury Gardens has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Woodbury Gardens is located in the Downham ward of the Lewisham district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.430446, 0.020269
Grid Ref TQ405720
Suburb Grove Park
Constituency Lewisham East
Postcodes BR1 5HN, SE12 0ED, SE12 0EF

House Prices

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

Crime in Woodbury Gardens, Greater London

There were 12 street crime incidents in Woodbury Gardens 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 Woodbury Gardens
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Anti Social Behaviour -
3 Drugs Under investigation
4 Other Theft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
5 Public Order Under investigation
6 Theft From The Person Under investigation
7 Violent Crime Under investigation
8 Violent Crime Under investigation
9 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect
10 Violent Crime Under investigation
11 Violent Crime Under investigation
12 Violent Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified

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 Woodbury Gardens and compared that to the average for the Downham ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Woodbury Gardens

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

2021 Census for Woodbury Gardens

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

Unemployment in Woodbury Gardens

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.
4.57% of Woodbury Gardens residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Woodbury Gardens

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Woodbury Gardens. The proportion of retirees on Woodbury Gardens is 5.19% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
13.41% of Woodbury Gardens residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Woodbury Gardens

The proportion of home owners on Woodbury Gardens is 22.51% lower than the national average of 62%. 31.21% of properties in Woodbury Gardens are private rented and 28.66% are social rented.
39.49% of residents of Woodbury Gardens own their home

Country of Birth of Woodbury Gardens residents

The proportion if Woodbury Gardens residents born in the UK is 28.65% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 46% of Woodbury Gardens residents were born outside the UK.
54% of Woodbury Gardens residents were born in the UK

Woodbury Gardens Summary

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

Woodbury Gardens 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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