Is Purcell Close in Grantham a nice place to live?

Purcell Close is classified by the ONS as Industrious Hardship. Purcell Close is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Purcell Close is located in the Grantham Harrowby ward of the South Kesteven district in Lincolnshire.
Coordinates 52.921811, -0.620075
Grid Ref SK928369
Constituency Grantham and Stamford
Postcodes NG31 9QP

House Prices

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

Crime in Purcell Close, Lincolnshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Purcell Close in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Lincolnshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Purcell Close
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -

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 Purcell Close and compared that to the average for the Grantham Harrowby ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Purcell 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 Purcell Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Purcell 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 Purcell Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Purcell 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 Purcell Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Purcell 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 Purcell Close are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Purcell Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Purcell Close are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Purcell Close

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

Unemployment in Purcell 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.
2.62% of Purcell Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Purcell Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Purcell Close. The proportion of retirees on Purcell Close is 4.54% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
23.14% of Purcell Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Purcell Close

The proportion of home owners on Purcell Close is 3.81% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.4% of properties in Purcell Close are private rented and 24.79% are social rented.
65.81% of residents of Purcell Close own their home

Country of Birth of Purcell Close residents

The proportion if Purcell Close residents born in the UK is 2.97% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 14.38% of Purcell Close residents were born outside the UK.
85.62% of Purcell Close residents were born in the UK

Purcell Close Summary

With house prices in Purcell Close less than the average for Lincolnshire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Purcell Close has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Purcell Close maybe difficult.

Purcell 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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