Is The Thicket in Fareham a nice place to live?

The Thicket is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. The Thicket is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

The Thicket is located in the Portchester West ward of the Fareham district in Hampshire.
Coordinates 50.850834, -1.148464
Grid Ref SU600060
Constituency Fareham
Postcodes PO16 8PX, PO16 8PZ, PO16 8QA

House Prices

The average house price in The Thicket is 28.03% higher than the rest of Fareham. The last sale we have on record is 23 The Thicket, that sold for £475,000. The average house price in Fareham is £315,369 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in The Thicket

Date No. Type Price
16/12/2022 23 Detached £475,000
03/10/2022 27 Detached £462,500
04/08/2022 24 Detached £473,500
11/02/2022 11 Detached £475,000
15/10/2021 52 Detached £305,000
07/06/2021 15 Detached £370,000
03/06/2021 49 Detached £535,000
24/02/2020 44 Detached £405,000
07/02/2020 7 Detached £387,500

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

Crime in The Thicket, Hampshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Hampshire Police in The Thicket 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 The Thicket and compared that to the average for the Portchester West ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Thicket, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Portchester West ward

Social economic statistics for The Thicket

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 The Thicket is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean The Thicket 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 The Thicket experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around The Thicket are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around The Thicket involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in The Thicket 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 The Thicket 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 The Thicket, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in The Thicket are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for The Thicket

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

Unemployment in The Thicket

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.
1.71% of The Thicket residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Thicket

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Thicket. The proportion of retirees on The Thicket is 36.1% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
54.7% of The Thicket residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Thicket

The proportion of home owners on The Thicket is 30.86% higher than the national average of 62%. 4.76% of properties in The Thicket are private rented and 0.79% are social rented.
92.86% of residents of The Thicket own their home

Country of Birth of The Thicket residents

The proportion if The Thicket residents born in the UK is 10.76% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.59% of The Thicket residents were born outside the UK.
93.41% of The Thicket residents were born in the UK

The Thicket Summary

With house prices in The Thicket more than the average for Hampshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. The Thicket is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. The Thicket has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in The Thicket maybe difficult.

The Thicket 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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