Is Briar Road in Kettering a nice place to live?

Briar Road is classified by the ONS as Outer City Hardship. Briar Road is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Briar Road is located in the Avondale Grange ward of the Kettering district in Northamptonshire.
Coordinates 52.411613, -0.7073
Grid Ref SP880800
Suburb Brambleside
Constituency Kettering
Postcodes NN16 9TP

House Prices

The average house price in Briar Road is 100% higher than the rest of Kettering. The last sale we have on record is 10 Briar Road, that sold for £260,000. The average house price in Kettering is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Briar Road

Date No. Type Price
14/10/2022 10 Semi £260,000
30/09/2020 12 Semi £180,000

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

Crime in Briar Road, Northamptonshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Northamptonshire Police in Briar 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 Briar Road and compared that to the average for the Avondale Grange ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Briar Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Avondale Grange ward

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Briar Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Briar Road 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 Briar Road are in the top 10% 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 Briar Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Briar Road are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Briar Road

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

Unemployment in Briar 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.
3.42% of Briar Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Briar Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Briar Road. The proportion of retirees on Briar Road is 4.48% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
23.08% of Briar Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Briar Road

The proportion of home owners on Briar Road is 24.31% lower than the national average of 62%. 13.85% of properties in Briar Road are private rented and 46.15% are social rented.
37.69% of residents of Briar Road own their home

Country of Birth of Briar Road residents

The proportion if Briar Road residents born in the UK is 7.55% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.8% of Briar Road residents were born outside the UK.
90.2% of Briar Road residents were born in the UK

Briar Road Summary

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

Briar Road 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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