Is Melford Road in City of Nottingham a nice place to live?

Melford Road is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix. Melford Road is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Melford Road is located in the Bilborough ward of the Nottingham district in Nottinghamshire.
Coordinates 52.967125, -1.226003
Grid Ref SK520413
Suburb Bilborough
Constituency Nottingham North
Postcodes NG8 4AF, NG8 4AN, NG8 4AP

House Prices

The average house price in Melford Road is 100% higher than the rest of City of Nottingham. The last sale we have on record is 2 Melford Road, that sold for £165,000. The average house price in City of Nottingham is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Melford Road

Date No. Type Price
22/03/2022 2 Semi £165,000
24/02/2022 93 Semi £171,000
16/02/2022 9 Semi £139,000
26/05/2021 32 Semi £105,000
27/07/2020 91 Semi £142,500
20/03/2020 17 Semi £94,000
06/03/2020 46 Semi £85,000

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

Crime in Melford Road, Nottinghamshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Melford Road in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Nottinghamshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Melford Road
# 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 Melford Road and compared that to the average for the Bilborough ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Melford 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 Melford Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Melford 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 Melford Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Melford 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 Melford Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Melford 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 Melford 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 Melford Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Melford Road are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Melford Road

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

Unemployment in Melford 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.
2.45% of Melford Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Melford Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Melford Road. The proportion of retirees on Melford Road is 6.76% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
11.84% of Melford Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Melford Road

The proportion of home owners on Melford Road is 19% lower than the national average of 62%. 7% of properties in Melford Road are private rented and 49% are social rented.
43% of residents of Melford Road own their home

Country of Birth of Melford Road residents

The proportion if Melford Road residents born in the UK is 8.56% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 25.91% of Melford Road residents were born outside the UK.
74.09% of Melford Road residents were born in the UK

Melford Road Summary

With house prices in Melford Road less than the average for Nottinghamshire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Melford Road is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Melford Road has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Melford Road maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Melford 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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