Royal Close, London Borough of Lewisham, Greater London

Royal Close is classified by the ONS as Established Renting Families. Royal Close is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Royal Close is located in the Evelyn ward of the Lewisham district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.482826, -0.035158
Grid Ref TQ365778
Suburb New Cross
Constituency Lewisham, Deptford
Postcodes SE8 5PR

House Prices

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

Crime in Royal Close, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Royal Close during July 2024.

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 Royal Close and compared that to the average for the Evelyn ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Royal Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Evelyn ward

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Royal Close

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

Unemployment in Royal 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.
5.69% of Royal Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Royal Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Royal Close. The proportion of retirees on Royal Close is 11.82% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
6.78% of Royal Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Royal Close

The proportion of home owners on Royal Close is 52.59% lower than the national average of 62%. 8.24% of properties in Royal Close are private rented and 82.35% are social rented.
9.41% of residents of Royal Close own their home

Country of Birth of Royal Close residents

The proportion if Royal Close residents born in the UK is 16.44% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 33.79% of Royal Close residents were born outside the UK.
66.21% of Royal Close residents were born in the UK

Royal Close Summary

With house prices in Royal Close less than the average for Greater London and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Royal Close is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Royal Close has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Royal Close maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Royal 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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