Is Horse Close in Mendip a nice place to live?

Horse Close is classified by the ONS as Rural White-Collar Workers. Horse Close has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Horse Close is located in the Beckington and Selwood ward of the Mendip district in Somerset.
Coordinates 51.267256, -2.288809
Grid Ref ST799520
Suburb Beckington
Constituency Somerton and Frome
Postcodes BA11 6SU, BA3 6SN, BA3 6SU

House Prices

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

Crime in Horse Close, Somerset

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

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Horse Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Beckington and Selwood ward

Social economic statistics for Horse 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 Horse Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Horse 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 Horse Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Horse Close are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Horse Close

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

Unemployment in Horse 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.
2.2% of Horse Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Horse Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Horse Close. The proportion of retirees on Horse Close is 14.37% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
32.97% of Horse Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Horse Close

The proportion of home owners on Horse Close is 18.85% higher than the national average of 62%. 15.6% of properties in Horse Close are private rented and 3.55% are social rented.
80.85% of residents of Horse Close own their home

Country of Birth of Horse Close residents

The proportion if Horse Close residents born in the UK is 11.43% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.92% of Horse Close residents were born outside the UK.
94.08% of Horse Close residents were born in the UK

Horse Close Summary

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

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