Is Northfields Close in Bath a nice place to live?

Northfields Close is classified by the ONS as Communal Retirement. Northfields Close 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

Northfields Close is located in the Lansdown ward of the Bath and North East Somerset district in Somerset.
Coordinates 51.394761, -2.364236
Grid Ref ST747662
Suburb Lansdown
Constituency Bath
Postcodes BA1 5TE

House Prices

The average house price in Northfields Close is 53.04% higher than the rest of Bath. The last sale we have on record is 5 Northfields Close, that sold for £1,150,000. The average house price in Bath is £540,000 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Northfields Close

Date No. Type Price
13/08/2020 5 Detached £1,150,000

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

Crime in Northfields Close, Somerset

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

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

Social economic statistics for Northfields Close

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

2021 Census for Northfields Close

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

Unemployment in Northfields Close

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 Northfields Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Northfields Close

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

Home ownership in Northfields Close

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

Country of Birth of Northfields Close residents

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

Northfields Close Summary

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

Northfields Close 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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