Is Shute Lane in South Somerset a nice place to live?

Shute Lane is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Shute Lane 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

Shute Lane is located in the Bruton ward of the South Somerset district in Somerset.
Coordinates 51.110295, -2.459331
Grid Ref ST679346
Suburb Bruton
Constituency Somerton and Frome

House Prices

The average house price in Shute Lane is 100% higher than the rest of South Somerset. The last sale we have on record is SUTTON COURT Shute Lane, that sold for £708,000. The average house price in South Somerset is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Shute Lane

Date No. Type Price
20/07/2022 SUTTON COURT Detached £708,000
29/01/2021 HILLCREST Detached £550,000
12/11/2020 CULVERT HOUSE Detached £285,000
07/08/2020 FIDDLESTICKS Detached £735,000

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

Crime in Shute Lane, Somerset

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Avon-and-somerset Police in Shute Lane 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 Shute Lane and compared that to the average for the Bruton ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Shute Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bruton ward

Social economic statistics for Shute Lane

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 Shute Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Shute Lane 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 Shute Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Shute Lane are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Shute Lane

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

Unemployment in Shute Lane

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.
3.93% of Shute Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Shute Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Shute Lane. The proportion of retirees on Shute Lane is 0.61% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
19.21% of Shute Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Shute Lane

The proportion of home owners on Shute Lane is 5.65% higher than the national average of 62%. 28.68% of properties in Shute Lane are private rented and 3.68% are social rented.
67.65% of residents of Shute Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Shute Lane residents

The proportion if Shute Lane residents born in the UK is 7.25% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.1% of Shute Lane residents were born outside the UK.
89.9% of Shute Lane residents were born in the UK

Shute Lane Summary

With house prices in Shute Lane more than the average for Somerset and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Shute Lane has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Shute Lane maybe difficult.

Shute Lane 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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