Is Long Close in Charnwood a nice place to live?

Long Close is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Long Close is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Long Close is located in the Anstey ward of the Charnwood district in Leicestershire.
Coordinates 52.676528, -1.199274
Grid Ref SK542090
Suburb Anstey
Constituency Charnwood
Postcodes LE12 8GX, LE7 7QG, LE7 7QN

House Prices

The average house price in Long Close is 100% higher than the rest of Charnwood. The last sale we have on record is 1 Long Close, that sold for £200,000. The average house price in Charnwood is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Long Close

Date No. Type Price
24/05/2023 1 Detached £200,000
11/11/2022 19 Terrace £245,000
28/10/2022 53 Detached £590,000
25/08/2022 27 Detached £550,000
14/01/2022 3 Semi £275,000
18/03/2021 8 Detached £365,000
05/03/2021 53 Detached £488,500
18/12/2020 4 Detached £300,000
03/07/2020 29 Detached £350,000

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

Crime in Long Close, Leicestershire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Leicestershire Police in Long 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 Long Close and compared that to the average for the Anstey ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Long 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 Long Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Long 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 Long Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Long Close are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Long Close

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

Unemployment in Long 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.
2.04% of Long Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Long Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Long Close. The proportion of retirees on Long Close is 6.12% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
24.72% of Long Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Long Close

The proportion of home owners on Long Close is 11.36% higher than the national average of 62%. 10.92% of properties in Long Close are private rented and 14.85% are social rented.
73.36% of residents of Long Close own their home

Country of Birth of Long Close residents

The proportion if Long Close residents born in the UK is 13.77% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.58% of Long Close residents were born outside the UK.
96.42% of Long Close residents were born in the UK

Long Close Summary

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

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