Is Foster Close in Mendip a nice place to live?

Foster Close is classified by the ONS as Older Workers and Retirement. Foster Close is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Foster Close is located in the Wells St Thomas' ward of the Mendip district in Somerset.
Coordinates 51.2114, -2.626188
Grid Ref ST563459
Suburb Wells
Constituency Wells
Postcodes BA5 3NB

House Prices

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

Crime in Foster Close, Somerset

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Avon-and-somerset Police in Foster 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 Foster Close and compared that to the average for the Wells St Thomas' ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Foster Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Wells St Thomas' ward

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Foster Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Foster Close are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Foster Close are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Foster Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Foster Close are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Foster Close

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

Unemployment in Foster 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.
3.7% of Foster Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Foster Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Foster Close. The proportion of retirees on Foster Close is 24.36% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
42.96% of Foster Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Foster Close

The proportion of home owners on Foster Close is 22.25% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.59% of properties in Foster Close are private rented and 6.16% are social rented.
84.25% of residents of Foster Close own their home

Country of Birth of Foster Close residents

The proportion if Foster Close residents born in the UK is 12.63% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.72% of Foster Close residents were born outside the UK.
95.28% of Foster Close residents were born in the UK

Foster Close Summary

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

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