Is Linear Park in Bath a nice place to live?

Linear Park is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix. Linear Park is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Linear Park is located in the Moorlands ward of the Bath and North East Somerset district in Somerset.
Coordinates 51.371711, -2.372343
Grid Ref ST741636
Suburb Bloomfield
Constituency Bath
Postcodes BA2 1AB, BA2 3JR, BA2 3LP, BA2 3TW

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Linear Park in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Linear Park, Somerset

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Avon-and-somerset Police in Linear Park 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 Linear Park and compared that to the average for the Moorlands ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Linear Park, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Moorlands ward

Social economic statistics for Linear Park

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 Linear Park is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Linear Park 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 Linear Park experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Linear Park are in the top 40% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Linear Park involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Linear Park are in the top 30% 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 Linear Park 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 Linear Park, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Linear Park are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Linear Park

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

Unemployment in Linear Park

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 Linear Park residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Linear Park

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Linear Park. The proportion of retirees on Linear Park is 4.57% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
23.17% of Linear Park residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Linear Park

The proportion of home owners on Linear Park is 8.21% lower than the national average of 62%. 13.64% of properties in Linear Park are private rented and 31.82% are social rented.
53.79% of residents of Linear Park own their home

Country of Birth of Linear Park residents

The proportion if Linear Park residents born in the UK is 4.31% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 13.04% of Linear Park residents were born outside the UK.
86.96% of Linear Park residents were born in the UK

Linear Park Summary

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

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