Is Fish Street in New Forest a nice place to live?

Fish Street is classified by the ONS as Rural Employment and Retirees. Fish Street is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has an average level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Fish Street is located in the Ringwood East and Sopley ward of the New Forest district in Hampshire.
Coordinates 50.786537, -1.773926
Grid Ref SZ160985
Suburb Sopley
Constituency New Forest West
Postcodes BH23 8EU

House Prices

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

Crime in Fish Street, Hampshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Hampshire Police in Fish Street 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 Fish Street and compared that to the average for the Ringwood East and Sopley ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Fish Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Ringwood East and Sopley ward

Social economic statistics for Fish Street

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 Fish Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Fish Street 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 Fish Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Fish Street are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Fish Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Fish Street are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Fish Street 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 Fish Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Fish Street are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Fish Street

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

Unemployment in Fish Street

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.
1.15% of Fish Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Fish Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Fish Street. The proportion of retirees on Fish Street is 7.17% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
25.77% of Fish Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Fish Street

The proportion of home owners on Fish Street is 12.81% lower than the national average of 62%. 49.19% of properties in Fish Street are private rented and 1.61% are social rented.
49.19% of residents of Fish Street own their home

Country of Birth of Fish Street residents

The proportion if Fish Street residents born in the UK is 13.07% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.28% of Fish Street residents were born outside the UK.
95.72% of Fish Street residents were born in the UK

Fish Street Summary

Fish Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Fish Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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