Is Chaffinch Drive in Midsomer Norton a nice place to live?

Chaffinch Drive is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. Chaffinch Drive is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Chaffinch Drive is located in the Westfield ward of the Bath and North East Somerset district in Somerset.
Coordinates 51.282649, -2.478298
Grid Ref ST667538
Suburb Westfield
Constituency North East Somerset
Postcodes BA3 4NW

House Prices

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

Crime in Chaffinch Drive, Somerset

There were 1 street crime incidents in Chaffinch Drive in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Avon-and-somerset Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Chaffinch Drive
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Under investigation

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 Chaffinch Drive and compared that to the average for the Westfield ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Chaffinch Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Westfield ward

Social economic statistics for Chaffinch Drive

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 Chaffinch Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Chaffinch Drive 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 Chaffinch Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Chaffinch Drive 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 Chaffinch Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Chaffinch Drive 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 Chaffinch Drive 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 Chaffinch Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Chaffinch Drive are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Chaffinch Drive

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

Unemployment in Chaffinch Drive

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.
1.11% of Chaffinch Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Chaffinch Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Chaffinch Drive. The proportion of retirees on Chaffinch Drive is 8.81% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
27.41% of Chaffinch Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Chaffinch Drive

The proportion of home owners on Chaffinch Drive is 32.87% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.13% of properties in Chaffinch Drive are private rented and 0% are social rented.
94.87% of residents of Chaffinch Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Chaffinch Drive residents

The proportion if Chaffinch Drive residents born in the UK is 14.54% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.81% of Chaffinch Drive residents were born outside the UK.
97.19% of Chaffinch Drive residents were born in the UK

Chaffinch Drive Summary

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

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