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

Margaret Close is classified by the ONS as Transitional Eastern European Neighbourhoods. Margaret 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

Margaret Close is located in the Gainsborough North ward of the West Lindsey district in Lincolnshire.
Coordinates 53.411389, -0.781389
Grid Ref SK811911
Suburb Gainsborough CP
Constituency Gainsborough

House Prices

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

Crime in Margaret Close, Lincolnshire

There were 3 street crime incidents in Margaret 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 Margaret Close
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Anti Social Behaviour -
3 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 Margaret Close and compared that to the average for the Gainsborough North ward.

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

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

2021 Census for Margaret Close

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

Unemployment in Margaret 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.
6.23% of Margaret Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Margaret Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Margaret Close. The proportion of retirees on Margaret Close is 3.01% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.61% of Margaret Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Margaret Close

The proportion of home owners on Margaret Close is 45.24% lower than the national average of 62%. 7.26% of properties in Margaret Close are private rented and 72.07% are social rented.
16.76% of residents of Margaret Close own their home

Country of Birth of Margaret Close residents

The proportion if Margaret Close residents born in the UK is 10.87% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.48% of Margaret Close residents were born outside the UK.
93.52% of Margaret Close residents were born in the UK

Margaret Close Summary

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

Margaret 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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