Is Bracken Close in West Lindsey a nice place to live?

Bracken Close is classified by the ONS as Older Workers and Retirement. Bracken Close is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Bracken Close is located in the Gainsborough North ward of the West Lindsey district in Lincolnshire.
Coordinates 53.411683, -0.786466
Grid Ref SK807912
Suburb Gainsborough CP
Constituency Gainsborough
Postcodes DN21 2TF, DN21 2TG

House Prices

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

Crime in Bracken Close, Lincolnshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lincolnshire Police in Bracken 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 Bracken Close and compared that to the average for the Gainsborough North ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Bracken Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Gainsborough North ward

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

2021 Census for Bracken Close

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

Unemployment in Bracken 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.
1.03% of Bracken Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bracken Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bracken Close. The proportion of retirees on Bracken Close is 14.73% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
33.33% of Bracken Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bracken Close

The proportion of home owners on Bracken Close is 16.62% higher than the national average of 62%. 20.13% of properties in Bracken Close are private rented and 0% are social rented.
78.62% of residents of Bracken Close own their home

Country of Birth of Bracken Close residents

The proportion if Bracken Close residents born in the UK is 12.24% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.11% of Bracken Close residents were born outside the UK.
94.89% of Bracken Close residents were born in the UK

Bracken Close Summary

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

Bracken 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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