Is Duck Pool Lane in Mendip a nice place to live?

Duck Pool Lane is classified by the ONS as Agricultural Communities. Duck Pool Lane is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Duck Pool Lane is located in the Beckington and Selwood ward of the Mendip district in Somerset.
Coordinates 51.27346, -2.25797
Grid Ref ST821527
Suburb Beckington
Constituency Somerton and Frome
Postcodes BA11 6TX, BA11 6WD, BA11 6WZ, BA3 6TX, BA3 6XP

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Duck Pool Lane in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Duck Pool Lane, Somerset

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Avon-and-somerset Police in Duck Pool Lane 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 Duck Pool Lane and compared that to the average for the Beckington and Selwood ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Duck Pool Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Beckington and Selwood ward

Social economic statistics for Duck Pool Lane

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 Duck Pool Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Duck Pool Lane 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 Duck Pool Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Duck Pool Lane are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Duck Pool Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Duck Pool Lane are in the top 20% 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 Duck Pool Lane are in the top 30% 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 Duck Pool Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Duck Pool Lane are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Duck Pool Lane

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

Unemployment in Duck Pool Lane

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 Duck Pool Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Duck Pool Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Duck Pool Lane. The proportion of retirees on Duck Pool Lane is 11.08% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
29.68% of Duck Pool Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Duck Pool Lane

The proportion of home owners on Duck Pool Lane is 17.22% higher than the national average of 62%. 20.78% of properties in Duck Pool Lane are private rented and 0% are social rented.
79.22% of residents of Duck Pool Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Duck Pool Lane residents

The proportion if Duck Pool Lane residents born in the UK is 5.72% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 11.63% of Duck Pool Lane residents were born outside the UK.
88.37% of Duck Pool Lane residents were born in the UK

Duck Pool Lane Summary

Duck Pool Lane has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Duck Pool Lane maybe difficult.

Duck Pool Lane 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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