Is Wedmore Park in Bath a nice place to live?

Wedmore Park is classified by the ONS as Industrious Transitions. Wedmore Park has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Wedmore Park is located in the Southdown ward of the Bath and North East Somerset district in Somerset.
Coordinates 51.369274, -2.397204
Grid Ref ST724634
Suburb Southdown
Constituency Bath
Postcodes BA2 1JZ, BA2 1LA, BA2 1LQ

House Prices

The average house price in Wedmore Park is 119.51% lower than the rest of Bath. The last sale we have on record is 162 Wedmore Park, that sold for £215,000. The average house price in Bath is £540,000 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Wedmore Park

Date No. Type Price
25/11/2022 162 Terrace £215,000
28/10/2022 39 Terrace £276,000
26/09/2022 118 Terrace £257,000
05/05/2022 160 Terrace £220,500
29/10/2021 106 Terrace £261,500
26/10/2021 31 Terrace £220,000
29/06/2021 35 Terrace £255,000
19/05/2021 120 Terrace £205,000
24/01/2020 29 Terrace £208,000

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

Crime in Wedmore Park, Somerset

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

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

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Wedmore Park

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

Unemployment in Wedmore 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 Wedmore Park residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Wedmore Park

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Wedmore Park. The proportion of retirees on Wedmore Park is 4.34% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
22.94% of Wedmore Park residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Wedmore Park

The proportion of home owners on Wedmore Park is 8.83% lower than the national average of 62%. 15.08% of properties in Wedmore Park are private rented and 29.37% are social rented.
53.17% of residents of Wedmore Park own their home

Country of Birth of Wedmore Park residents

The proportion if Wedmore Park residents born in the UK is 3.99% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 13.36% of Wedmore Park residents were born outside the UK.
86.64% of Wedmore Park residents were born in the UK

Wedmore Park Summary

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

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