Blake Close, London Borough of Sutton, Greater London

Blake Close is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Hardship. Blake Close has an average crime rate (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Blake Close is located in the Wandle Valley ward of the Sutton district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.38338, -0.170403
Grid Ref TQ274665
Suburb Hackbridge
Constituency Carshalton and Wallington
Postcodes SM5 1LJ

House Prices

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

Crime in Blake Close, Greater London

There were 2 street crime incidents in Blake Close 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 Blake Close
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Under investigation
2 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect

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 Blake Close and compared that to the average for the Wandle Valley ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Blake Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Wandle Valley ward

Social economic statistics for Blake 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 Blake Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Blake 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 Blake Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Blake Close 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 Blake Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Blake Close 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 Blake 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 Blake Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Blake Close are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Blake Close

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

Unemployment in Blake 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.
0% of Blake Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Blake Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Blake Close. The proportion of retirees on Blake Close is 8.95% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
27.55% of Blake Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Blake Close

The proportion of home owners on Blake Close is 20.33% lower than the national average of 62%. 4.63% of properties in Blake Close are private rented and 53.7% are social rented.
41.67% of residents of Blake Close own their home

Country of Birth of Blake Close residents

The proportion if Blake Close residents born in the UK is 1.33% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 16.02% of Blake Close residents were born outside the UK.
83.98% of Blake Close residents were born in the UK

Blake Close Summary

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

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