Is Drakes Close in Sutton-on-Sea a nice place to live?

Drakes Close is classified by the ONS as Older Farming Communities. Drakes Close is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Drakes Close is located in the Sutton on Sea ward of the East Lindsey district in Lincolnshire.
Coordinates 53.300335, 0.289573
Grid Ref TF526805
Suburb Mablethorpe and Sutton
Constituency Louth and Horncastle
Postcodes LN12 2UE

House Prices

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

Crime in Drakes Close, Lincolnshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lincolnshire Police in Drakes 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 Drakes Close and compared that to the average for the Sutton on Sea ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Drakes Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Sutton on Sea ward

Social economic statistics for Drakes 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 Drakes Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Drakes 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 Drakes Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Drakes 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 Drakes Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Drakes Close are in the top 10% 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 Drakes Close are in the top 20% 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 Drakes Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Drakes Close are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Drakes Close

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

Unemployment in Drakes 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.
0% of Drakes Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Drakes Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Drakes Close. The proportion of retirees on Drakes Close is 56.4% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
75% of Drakes Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Drakes Close

The proportion of home owners on Drakes Close is 27.76% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.66% of properties in Drakes Close are private rented and 1.57% are social rented.
89.76% of residents of Drakes Close own their home

Country of Birth of Drakes Close residents

The proportion if Drakes Close residents born in the UK is 13.02% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.33% of Drakes Close residents were born outside the UK.
95.67% of Drakes Close residents were born in the UK

Drakes Close Summary

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

Drakes 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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