Is Porlock Drive in Harborough a nice place to live?

Porlock Drive is classified by the ONS as Established Farming Communities. Porlock Drive is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Porlock Drive is located in the Misterton ward of the Harborough district in Leicestershire.
Coordinates 52.48645, -1.157695
Grid Ref SP572879
Suburb Gilmorton
Constituency South Leicestershire
Postcodes LE17 5PE

House Prices

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

Crime in Porlock Drive, Leicestershire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Porlock Drive in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Leicestershire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Porlock Drive
# Category Outcome
1 Burglary Under investigation

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 Porlock Drive and compared that to the average for the Misterton ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Porlock Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Misterton ward

Social economic statistics for Porlock Drive

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 Porlock Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Porlock Drive 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 Porlock Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Porlock Drive 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 Porlock Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Porlock Drive 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 Porlock Drive 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 Porlock Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Porlock Drive are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Porlock Drive

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

Unemployment in Porlock Drive

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.
1.97% of Porlock Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Porlock Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Porlock Drive. The proportion of retirees on Porlock Drive is 5% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
23.6% of Porlock Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Porlock Drive

The proportion of home owners on Porlock Drive is 20.49% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.04% of properties in Porlock Drive are private rented and 4.52% are social rented.
82.49% of residents of Porlock Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Porlock Drive residents

The proportion if Porlock Drive residents born in the UK is 15% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.35% of Porlock Drive residents were born outside the UK.
97.65% of Porlock Drive residents were born in the UK

Porlock Drive Summary

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

Porlock Drive 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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