Mercia Close, Sedgemoor, Somerset

Mercia Close is classified by the ONS as Rural Life. Mercia Close has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Mercia Close is located in the Knoll ward of the Sedgemoor district in Somerset.
Coordinates 51.205615, -2.937563
Grid Ref ST345455
Suburb East Huntspill
Constituency Bridgwater and West Somerset
Postcodes TA9 3NT

House Prices

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

Crime in Mercia Close, Somerset

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

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Mercia Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Knoll ward

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Mercia Close

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

Unemployment in Mercia 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.
2.83% of Mercia Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Mercia Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Mercia Close. The proportion of retirees on Mercia Close is 6.24% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
24.84% of Mercia Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Mercia Close

The proportion of home owners on Mercia Close is 15.07% higher than the national average of 62%. 13.38% of properties in Mercia Close are private rented and 9.55% are social rented.
77.07% of residents of Mercia Close own their home

Country of Birth of Mercia Close residents

The proportion if Mercia Close residents born in the UK is 13.11% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.24% of Mercia Close residents were born outside the UK.
95.76% of Mercia Close residents were born in the UK

Mercia Close Summary

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

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