Is Austin Street in King’s Lynn and West Norfolk a nice place to live?

Austin Street is classified by the ONS as Communal Retirement. Austin Street is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Austin Street is located in the Hunstanton ward of the King's Lynn and West Norfolk district in Norfolk.
Coordinates 52.941547, 0.492096
Grid Ref TF675411
Suburb Hunstanton
Constituency North West Norfolk

House Prices

The average house price in Austin Street is 100% higher than the rest of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. The last sale we have on record is 13 Austin Street, that sold for £225,000. The average house price in King's Lynn and West Norfolk is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Austin Street

Date No. Type Price
30/09/2022 13 Flat £225,000
30/09/2022 13 Flat £225,000
02/09/2022 15A Terrace £310,000
03/02/2022 REGIS HOUSE, 11 Flat £145,000
20/10/2021 25 Semi £300,000
31/08/2021 131 Terrace £118,000
15/06/2021 18 Semi £655,000
05/02/2020 SAUNDERS YARD £57,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Austin Street, Norfolk

There were 1 street crime incidents in Austin Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Norfolk Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Austin Street
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Under investigation

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 Austin Street and compared that to the average for the Hunstanton ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Austin Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Hunstanton ward

Social economic statistics for Austin 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 Austin Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Austin 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 Austin Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Austin Street are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Austin Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Austin 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 Austin Street 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 Austin Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Austin Street are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Austin Street

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

Unemployment in Austin 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.
3.79% of Austin Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Austin Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Austin Street. The proportion of retirees on Austin Street is 20.26% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
38.86% of Austin Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Austin Street

The proportion of home owners on Austin Street is 0.54% lower than the national average of 62%. 22.92% of properties in Austin Street are private rented and 14.58% are social rented.
61.46% of residents of Austin Street own their home

Country of Birth of Austin Street residents

The proportion if Austin Street residents born in the UK is 12.84% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.51% of Austin Street residents were born outside the UK.
95.49% of Austin Street residents were born in the UK

Austin Street Summary

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

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