Is Selwyn Avenue in London Borough of Waltham Forest a nice place to live?

Selwyn Avenue is classified by the ONS as Inner City Ethnic Mix. Selwyn Avenue is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Selwyn Avenue is located in the Hale End and Highams Park ward of the Waltham Forest district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.606757, -0.003328
Grid Ref TQ383916
Suburb Highams Park
Constituency Chingford and Woodford Green

House Prices

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

Crime in Selwyn Avenue, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Selwyn Avenue 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 Selwyn Avenue and compared that to the average for the Hale End and Highams Park ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Selwyn Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Hale End and Highams Park ward

Social economic statistics for Selwyn Avenue

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 Selwyn Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Selwyn Avenue 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 Selwyn Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Selwyn Avenue 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 Selwyn Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Selwyn Avenue are in the top 30% 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 Selwyn Avenue 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 Selwyn Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Selwyn Avenue are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Selwyn Avenue

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

Unemployment in Selwyn Avenue

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.
6.83% of Selwyn Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Selwyn Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Selwyn Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Selwyn Avenue is 2.22% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
16.38% of Selwyn Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Selwyn Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Selwyn Avenue is 17.41% higher than the national average of 62%. 16.18% of properties in Selwyn Avenue are private rented and 4.41% are social rented.
79.41% of residents of Selwyn Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Selwyn Avenue residents

The proportion if Selwyn Avenue residents born in the UK is 5.73% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 23.08% of Selwyn Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
76.92% of Selwyn Avenue residents were born in the UK

Selwyn Avenue Summary

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

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