Is The Retreat in London Borough of Newham a nice place to live?

The Retreat is classified by the ONS as Young Families and Students. The Retreat is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

The Retreat is located in the Forest Gate North ward of the Newham district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.549056, 0.019461
Grid Ref TQ401852
Suburb Forest Gate
Constituency West Ham
Postcodes E7 9BG

House Prices

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

Crime in The Retreat, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in The Retreat during September 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 The Retreat and compared that to the average for the Forest Gate North ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Retreat, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Forest Gate North ward

Social economic statistics for The Retreat

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 The Retreat is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean The Retreat 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 The Retreat experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around The Retreat are in the top 40% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around The Retreat involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in The Retreat are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 The Retreat 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 The Retreat, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in The Retreat are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for The Retreat

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

Unemployment in The Retreat

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.
4.15% of The Retreat residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Retreat

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Retreat. The proportion of retirees on The Retreat is 10.93% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
7.67% of The Retreat residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Retreat

The proportion of home owners on The Retreat is 32.23% lower than the national average of 62%. 32.06% of properties in The Retreat are private rented and 35.88% are social rented.
29.77% of residents of The Retreat own their home

Country of Birth of The Retreat residents

The proportion if The Retreat residents born in the UK is 37.81% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 55.16% of The Retreat residents were born outside the UK.
44.84% of The Retreat residents were born in the UK

The Retreat Summary

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

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