Is Dixon Gardens in Bath a nice place to live?

Dixon Gardens is classified by the ONS as Communal Retirement. Dixon Gardens is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Dixon Gardens is located in the Lansdown ward of the Bath and North East Somerset district in Somerset.
Coordinates 51.393616, -2.366384
Grid Ref ST746661
Suburb Lansdown
Constituency Bath
Postcodes BA1 5HH

House Prices

The average house price in Dixon Gardens is 44.9% higher than the rest of Bath. The last sale we have on record is 9 Dixon Gardens, that sold for £980,000. The average house price in Bath is £540,000 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Dixon Gardens

Date No. Type Price
27/10/2020 9 Detached £980,000

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

Crime in Dixon Gardens, Somerset

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Avon-and-somerset Police in Dixon Gardens 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 Dixon Gardens and compared that to the average for the Lansdown ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Dixon Gardens, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Lansdown ward

Social economic statistics for Dixon Gardens

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

2021 Census for Dixon Gardens

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

Unemployment in Dixon Gardens

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.
0.37% of Dixon Gardens residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Dixon Gardens

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Dixon Gardens. The proportion of retirees on Dixon Gardens is 2.75% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.35% of Dixon Gardens residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Dixon Gardens

The proportion of home owners on Dixon Gardens is 28.29% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.71% of properties in Dixon Gardens are private rented and 0% are social rented.
90.29% of residents of Dixon Gardens own their home

Country of Birth of Dixon Gardens residents

The proportion if Dixon Gardens residents born in the UK is 7.79% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 25.14% of Dixon Gardens residents were born outside the UK.
74.86% of Dixon Gardens residents were born in the UK

Dixon Gardens Summary

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

Dixon Gardens 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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