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

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

Tolbury Lane is located in the Bruton ward of the South Somerset district in Somerset.
Coordinates 51.11224, -2.459379
Grid Ref ST679348
Suburb Bruton
Constituency Somerton and Frome
Postcodes BA10 0AY, BA10 0AZ, BA10 0DQ

House Prices

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

Crime in Tolbury Lane, Somerset

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

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

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

2021 Census for Tolbury Lane

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

Unemployment in Tolbury 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 Tolbury Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Tolbury Lane

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

Home ownership in Tolbury Lane

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

Country of Birth of Tolbury Lane residents

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

Tolbury Lane Summary

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

Tolbury 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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