Westcroft Gardens, London Borough of Merton, Greater London

Westcroft Gardens is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families. Westcroft Gardens is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Westcroft Gardens is located in the Cannon Hill ward of the Merton district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.401181, -0.21085
Grid Ref TQ245684
Suburb Merton Park
Constituency Wimbledon
Postcodes SM4 4DJ, SM4 4DL

House Prices

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

Crime in Westcroft Gardens, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Police in Westcroft Gardens during May 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 Westcroft Gardens and compared that to the average for the Cannon Hill ward.

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

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Westcroft Gardens

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

Unemployment in Westcroft 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.
3.08% of Westcroft Gardens residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Westcroft Gardens

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Westcroft Gardens. The proportion of retirees on Westcroft Gardens is 10.02% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.62% of Westcroft Gardens residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Westcroft Gardens

The proportion of home owners on Westcroft Gardens is 30.31% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.29% of properties in Westcroft Gardens are private rented and 1.4% are social rented.
92.31% of residents of Westcroft Gardens own their home

Country of Birth of Westcroft Gardens residents

The proportion if Westcroft Gardens residents born in the UK is 13.11% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 30.46% of Westcroft Gardens residents were born outside the UK.
69.54% of Westcroft Gardens residents were born in the UK

Westcroft Gardens Summary

Westcroft Gardens has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Westcroft Gardens maybe difficult.

Westcroft Gardens has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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