Is Briar Close in Broxbourne a nice place to live?

Briar Close is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix. Briar Close is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Briar Close is located in the Rosedale and Bury Green ward of the Broxbourne district in Hertfordshire.
Coordinates 51.707282, -0.046057
Grid Ref TL351027
Suburb Cheshunt
Constituency Broxbourne
Postcodes EN8 9PN

House Prices

The average house price in Briar Close is 6.54% higher than the rest of Broxbourne. The last sale we have on record is 9 Briar Close, that sold for £460,000. The average house price in Broxbourne is £376,167 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Briar Close

Date No. Type Price
30/09/2022 9 Terrace £460,000
02/11/2020 14 Terrace £345,000

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

Crime in Briar Close, Hertfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Hertfordshire Police in Briar 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 Briar Close and compared that to the average for the Rosedale and Bury Green ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Briar Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Rosedale and Bury Green ward

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Briar Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Briar Close are in the top 30% of the most 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 Briar 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 Briar Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Briar Close are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Briar Close

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

Unemployment in Briar 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.
4.78% of Briar Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Briar Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Briar Close. The proportion of retirees on Briar Close is 0.92% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
19.52% of Briar Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Briar Close

The proportion of home owners on Briar Close is 5.7% lower than the national average of 62%. 13.33% of properties in Briar Close are private rented and 30.37% are social rented.
56.3% of residents of Briar Close own their home

Country of Birth of Briar Close residents

The proportion if Briar Close residents born in the UK is 3.03% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 20.38% of Briar Close residents were born outside the UK.
79.62% of Briar Close residents were born in the UK

Briar Close Summary

With house prices in Briar Close less than the average for Hertfordshire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Briar Close has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Briar Close maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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