Is Wickham Close in Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames a nice place to live?

Wickham Close is classified by the ONS as Commuters with Young Families. Wickham Close is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Wickham Close is located in the St James ward of the Kingston upon Thames district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.393748, -0.254061
Grid Ref TQ215675
Suburb Motspur Park
Constituency Kingston and Surbiton
Postcodes KT3 6AN

House Prices

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

Crime in Wickham Close, Greater London

There were 1 street crime incidents in Wickham 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 Wickham Close
# Category Outcome
1 Vehicle Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified

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 Wickham Close and compared that to the average for the St James ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Wickham Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the St James ward

Social economic statistics for Wickham 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 Wickham Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Wickham 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 Wickham Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Wickham Close are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Wickham Close

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

Unemployment in Wickham 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.
5.32% of Wickham Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Wickham Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Wickham Close. The proportion of retirees on Wickham Close is 1.93% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
16.67% of Wickham Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Wickham Close

The proportion of home owners on Wickham Close is 15.12% lower than the national average of 62%. 21.09% of properties in Wickham Close are private rented and 32.03% are social rented.
46.88% of residents of Wickham Close own their home

Country of Birth of Wickham Close residents

The proportion if Wickham Close residents born in the UK is 22.03% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 39.38% of Wickham Close residents were born outside the UK.
60.62% of Wickham Close residents were born in the UK

Wickham Close Summary

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

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