Forest Road, London Borough of Sutton, Greater London

Forest Road is classified by the ONS as Social Renting Young Families. Forest Road is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Forest Road is located in the St Helier ward of the Sutton district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.384953, -0.199913
Grid Ref TQ253666
Constituency Carshalton and Wallington
Postcodes SM3 9NS, SM3 9NT, SM3 9NU, SM4 6LS

House Prices

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

Crime in Forest Road, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Forest Road 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 Forest Road and compared that to the average for the St Helier ward.

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

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Forest Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Forest Road are in the top 30% 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 Forest Road are in the top 40% 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 Forest Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Forest Road are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Forest Road

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

Unemployment in Forest 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.
3.65% of Forest Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Forest Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Forest Road. The proportion of retirees on Forest Road is 8.75% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
9.85% of Forest Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Forest Road

The proportion of home owners on Forest Road is 10.7% lower than the national average of 62%. 6.09% of properties in Forest Road are private rented and 33.91% are social rented.
51.3% of residents of Forest Road own their home

Country of Birth of Forest Road residents

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

Forest Road Summary

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

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