Cottage Close, Longton, Staffordshire

Cottage Close is classified by the ONS as Industrious Transitions. Cottage 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

Cottage Close is located in the Lightwood North and Normacot ward of the Stoke-on-Trent district in Staffordshire.
Coordinates 52.975799, -2.11436
Grid Ref SJ924420
Suburb Normacot
Constituency Stoke-on-Trent South
Postcodes ST3 7FT

House Prices

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

Crime in Cottage Close, Staffordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Staffordshire Police in Cottage 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 Cottage Close and compared that to the average for the Lightwood North and Normacot ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Cottage Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Lightwood North and Normacot ward

Social economic statistics for Cottage 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 Cottage Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Cottage 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 Cottage Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Cottage Close are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Cottage Close

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

Unemployment in Cottage 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% of Cottage Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Cottage Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Cottage Close. The proportion of retirees on Cottage Close is 3.93% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.67% of Cottage Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Cottage Close

The proportion of home owners on Cottage Close is 9.03% higher than the national average of 62%. 19.63% of properties in Cottage Close are private rented and 9.35% are social rented.
71.03% of residents of Cottage Close own their home

Country of Birth of Cottage Close residents

The proportion if Cottage Close residents born in the UK is 5.64% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 11.71% of Cottage Close residents were born outside the UK.
88.29% of Cottage Close residents were born in the UK

Cottage Close Summary

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

Cottage Close has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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