Is Shaftesbury Road in Bath a nice place to live?

Shaftesbury Road is classified by the ONS as Student Digs. Shaftesbury Road is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Shaftesbury Road is located in the Oldfield Park ward of the Bath and North East Somerset district in Somerset.
Coordinates 51.377303, -2.375434
Grid Ref ST739643
Suburb Oldfield Park
Constituency Bath

House Prices

The average house price in Shaftesbury Road is 40.44% higher than the rest of Bath. The last sale we have on record is THE SCALA Shaftesbury Road, that sold for £3,350,000. The average house price in Bath is £540,000 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Shaftesbury Road

Date No. Type Price
21/07/2022 THE SCALA £3,350,000
17/09/2021 CLAN NOR Terrace £485,000
29/04/2021 5 Terrace £415,000
09/04/2021 29 Flat £279,000
28/10/2020 28 £4,000
23/09/2020 25 Semi £410,000

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

Crime in Shaftesbury Road, Somerset

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

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Shaftesbury Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Oldfield Park ward

Social economic statistics for Shaftesbury Road

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 Shaftesbury Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Shaftesbury Road 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 Shaftesbury Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Shaftesbury Road 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 Shaftesbury Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Shaftesbury Road 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 Shaftesbury Road are in the top 20% 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 Shaftesbury Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Shaftesbury Road are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Shaftesbury Road

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

Unemployment in Shaftesbury Road

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.
1.31% of Shaftesbury Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Shaftesbury Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Shaftesbury Road. The proportion of retirees on Shaftesbury Road is 7.87% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
10.73% of Shaftesbury Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Shaftesbury Road

The proportion of home owners on Shaftesbury Road is 24.41% lower than the national average of 62%. 62.41% of properties in Shaftesbury Road are private rented and 0% are social rented.
37.59% of residents of Shaftesbury Road own their home

Country of Birth of Shaftesbury Road residents

The proportion if Shaftesbury Road residents born in the UK is 0.35% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 17% of Shaftesbury Road residents were born outside the UK.
83% of Shaftesbury Road residents were born in the UK

Shaftesbury Road Summary

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

Shaftesbury Road 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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