Is Wagtail Close in Northampton a nice place to live?

Wagtail Close is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Wagtail Close 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

Wagtail Close is located in the Boothville ward of the Northampton district in Northamptonshire.
Coordinates 52.278921, -0.856896
Grid Ref SP780651
Suburb Northampton
Constituency Northampton North
Postcodes NN3 7XF

House Prices

The average house price in Wagtail Close is 100% higher than the rest of Northampton. The last sale we have on record is 3 Wagtail Close, that sold for £307,000. The average house price in Northampton is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Wagtail Close

Date No. Type Price
25/03/2021 3 Detached £307,000

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

Crime in Wagtail Close, Northamptonshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Northamptonshire Police in Wagtail Close 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 Wagtail Close and compared that to the average for the Boothville ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Wagtail Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Boothville ward

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Wagtail Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Wagtail Close are in the top 10% 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 Wagtail Close are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Wagtail Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Wagtail Close are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Wagtail Close

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

Unemployment in Wagtail 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.
0% of Wagtail Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Wagtail Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Wagtail Close. The proportion of retirees on Wagtail Close is 8.84% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
27.44% of Wagtail Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Wagtail Close

The proportion of home owners on Wagtail Close is 16.45% higher than the national average of 62%. 18.97% of properties in Wagtail Close are private rented and 1.72% are social rented.
78.45% of residents of Wagtail Close own their home

Country of Birth of Wagtail Close residents

The proportion if Wagtail Close residents born in the UK is 7.58% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.77% of Wagtail Close residents were born outside the UK.
90.23% of Wagtail Close residents were born in the UK

Wagtail Close Summary

With house prices in Wagtail Close more than the average for Northamptonshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Wagtail Close is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Wagtail Close has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Wagtail Close maybe difficult.

Wagtail Close 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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