Is Hazelwood Close in Chesham a nice place to live?

Hazelwood Close is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families. Hazelwood Close is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Hazelwood Close is located in the Newtown ward of the Chiltern district in Buckinghamshire.
Coordinates 51.71367, -0.60388
Grid Ref SP965025
Suburb Chesham
Constituency Chesham and Amersham
Postcodes HP5 3DR

House Prices

The average house price in Hazelwood Close is 93.5% lower than the rest of Chesham. The last sale we have on record is 10 Hazelwood Close, that sold for £475,000. The average house price in Chesham is £474,071 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Hazelwood Close

Date No. Type Price
05/11/2021 10 Detached £475,000
28/05/2020 25 £15,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Hazelwood Close, Buckinghamshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Thames-valley Police in Hazelwood Close 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 Hazelwood Close and compared that to the average for the Newtown ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Hazelwood 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 Hazelwood Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Hazelwood 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 Hazelwood Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Hazelwood Close are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Hazelwood Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Hazelwood Close are in the top 10% 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 Hazelwood Close are in the top 10% 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 Hazelwood Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Hazelwood Close are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Hazelwood Close

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

Unemployment in Hazelwood 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.
2.55% of Hazelwood Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Hazelwood Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Hazelwood Close. The proportion of retirees on Hazelwood Close is 0.050000000000001% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
18.55% of Hazelwood Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Hazelwood Close

The proportion of home owners on Hazelwood Close is 25.67% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.22% of properties in Hazelwood Close are private rented and 3.42% are social rented.
87.67% of residents of Hazelwood Close own their home

Country of Birth of Hazelwood Close residents

The proportion if Hazelwood Close residents born in the UK is 6.95% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.4% of Hazelwood Close residents were born outside the UK.
89.6% of Hazelwood Close residents were born in the UK

Hazelwood Close Summary

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

Hazelwood Close has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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