Is Cart Road in Lyme Regis a nice place to live?

Cart Road is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Cart Road is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Cart Road is located in the Lyme & Charmouth ward of the Dorset district in Dorset.
Coordinates 50.723869, -2.934968
Grid Ref SY341919
Suburb Lyme Regis
Constituency West Dorset
Postcodes DT7 3QQ

House Prices

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

Crime in Cart Road, Dorset

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Dorset Police in Cart Road 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 Cart Road and compared that to the average for the Lyme & Charmouth ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Cart Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Lyme & Charmouth ward

Social economic statistics for Cart Road

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 Cart Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Cart Road 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 Cart Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Cart Road are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Cart Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Cart Road are in the top 20% 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 Cart Road are in the top 20% 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 Cart Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Cart Road are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Cart Road

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

Unemployment in Cart Road

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.
2.41% of Cart Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Cart Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Cart Road. The proportion of retirees on Cart Road is 27.79% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
46.39% of Cart Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Cart Road

The proportion of home owners on Cart Road is 11.53% higher than the national average of 62%. 22.55% of properties in Cart Road are private rented and 3.92% are social rented.
73.53% of residents of Cart Road own their home

Country of Birth of Cart Road residents

The proportion if Cart Road residents born in the UK is 3.56% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 13.79% of Cart Road residents were born outside the UK.
86.21% of Cart Road residents were born in the UK

Cart Road Summary

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

Cart Road 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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