Is Queen Square in Bath a nice place to live?

Queen Square is classified by the ONS as Students and Commuters. Queen Square 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

Queen Square is located in the Kingsmead ward of the Bath and North East Somerset district in Somerset.
Coordinates 51.383592, -2.362869
Grid Ref ST748650
Suburb Kingsmead
Constituency Bath

House Prices

The average house price in Queen Square is 71.5% higher than the rest of Bath. The last sale we have on record is 19 Queen Square, that sold for £3,100,000. The average house price in Bath is £540,000 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Queen Square

Date No. Type Price
14/02/2022 19 Terrace £3,100,000
30/09/2021 22 Flat £500,000
29/09/2021 23 Terrace £3,450,000
30/06/2021 22 Flat £530,000

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

Crime in Queen Square, Somerset

There were 2 street crime incidents in Queen Square in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Avon-and-somerset Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Queen Square
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Robbery 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 Queen Square and compared that to the average for the Kingsmead ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Queen Square, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Kingsmead ward

Social economic statistics for Queen Square

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 Queen Square is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Queen Square 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 Queen Square experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Queen Square are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Queen Square involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Queen Square are in the top 40% 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 Queen Square are in the top 20% 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 Queen Square, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Queen Square are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Queen Square

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

Unemployment in Queen Square

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.
2.18% of Queen Square residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Queen Square

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Queen Square. The proportion of retirees on Queen Square is 8.32% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
10.28% of Queen Square residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Queen Square

The proportion of home owners on Queen Square is 45.95% lower than the national average of 62%. 66.05% of properties in Queen Square are private rented and 16.67% are social rented.
16.05% of residents of Queen Square own their home

Country of Birth of Queen Square residents

The proportion if Queen Square residents born in the UK is 21.13% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 38.48% of Queen Square residents were born outside the UK.
61.52% of Queen Square residents were born in the UK

Queen Square Summary

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

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