Tower Road, Portishead, Somerset

Tower Road is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. Tower Road 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

Tower Road is located in the Portishead West ward of the North Somerset district in Somerset.
Coordinates 51.479729, -2.790479
Grid Ref ST452759
Suburb Portishead
Constituency North Somerset
Postcodes BS20 8RD, BS20 8RE

House Prices

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

Crime in Tower Road, Somerset

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Avon-and-somerset Police in Tower Road during May 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 Tower Road and compared that to the average for the Portishead West ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Tower Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Portishead West ward

Social economic statistics for Tower Road

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

2021 Census for Tower Road

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

Unemployment in Tower Road

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.
0.88% of Tower Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Tower Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Tower Road. The proportion of retirees on Tower Road is 11.66% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
30.26% of Tower Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Tower Road

The proportion of home owners on Tower Road is 33.61% higher than the national average of 62%. 4.39% of properties in Tower Road are private rented and 0% are social rented.
95.61% of residents of Tower Road own their home

Country of Birth of Tower Road residents

The proportion if Tower Road residents born in the UK is 14.7% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.65% of Tower Road residents were born outside the UK.
97.35% of Tower Road residents were born in the UK

Tower Road Summary

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

Tower Road 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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