Is Gabriel Close in Mendip a nice place to live?

Gabriel Close is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Gabriel 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

Gabriel Close is located in the Frome Berkley Down ward of the Mendip district in Somerset.
Coordinates 51.239889, -2.297676
Grid Ref ST793490
Suburb Frome
Constituency Somerton and Frome
Postcodes BA11 2XJ

House Prices

The average house price in Gabriel Close is 100% higher than the rest of Mendip. The last sale we have on record is 5 Gabriel Close, that sold for £500,000. The average house price in Mendip is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Gabriel Close

Date No. Type Price
08/06/2021 5 Detached £500,000
29/05/2020 6 Detached £320,000

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

Crime in Gabriel Close, Somerset

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Avon-and-somerset Police in Gabriel 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 Gabriel Close and compared that to the average for the Frome Berkley Down ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Gabriel Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Frome Berkley Down ward

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

2021 Census for Gabriel Close

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

Unemployment in Gabriel 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.
0.85% of Gabriel Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Gabriel Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Gabriel Close. The proportion of retirees on Gabriel Close is 25.84% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
44.44% of Gabriel Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Gabriel Close

The proportion of home owners on Gabriel Close is 35.44% higher than the national average of 62%. 2.56% of properties in Gabriel Close are private rented and 0% are social rented.
97.44% of residents of Gabriel Close own their home

Country of Birth of Gabriel Close residents

The proportion if Gabriel Close residents born in the UK is 11.24% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.11% of Gabriel Close residents were born outside the UK.
93.89% of Gabriel Close residents were born in the UK

Gabriel Close Summary

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

Gabriel 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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