Is Sydney Place in Bath a nice place to live?

Sydney Place is classified by the ONS as Student Communal Living. Sydney Place is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Sydney Place is located in the Bathwick ward of the Bath and North East Somerset district in Somerset.
Coordinates 51.385742, -2.350916
Grid Ref ST756652
Suburb Bathwick
Constituency Bath
Postcodes BA2 4DB, BA2 6BH, BA2 6NE, BA2 6NF

House Prices

The average house price in Sydney Place is 47.98% higher than the rest of Bath. The last sale we have on record is 96 Sydney Place, that sold for £830,000. The average house price in Bath is £540,000 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Sydney Place

Date No. Type Price
01/12/2022 96 Flat £830,000
14/09/2022 93 Flat £1,100,000
24/06/2022 11 Flat £310,000
16/05/2022 94 Flat £550,000
07/03/2022 99 Terrace £2,400,000
24/05/2021 96 Flat £560,000
18/12/2020 102 Flat £355,000
10/09/2020 94 Flat £309,000
12/06/2020 2 Flat £265,000
06/03/2020 9 Flat £385,000

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

Crime in Sydney Place, Somerset

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Avon-and-somerset Police in Sydney Place 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 Sydney Place and compared that to the average for the Bathwick ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Sydney Place, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bathwick ward

Social economic statistics for Sydney Place

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

2021 Census for Sydney Place

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

Unemployment in Sydney Place

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 Sydney Place residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Sydney Place

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Sydney Place. The proportion of retirees on Sydney Place is 1.65% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
20.25% of Sydney Place residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Sydney Place

The proportion of home owners on Sydney Place is 7.21% lower than the national average of 62%. 43.15% of properties in Sydney Place are private rented and 1.37% are social rented.
54.79% of residents of Sydney Place own their home

Country of Birth of Sydney Place residents

The proportion if Sydney Place residents born in the UK is 13.85% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 31.2% of Sydney Place residents were born outside the UK.
68.8% of Sydney Place residents were born in the UK

Sydney Place Summary

With house prices in Sydney Place more than the average for Somerset and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Sydney Place is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Sydney Place has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Sydney Place maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Sydney Place 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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