Is Blackworthy Road in South Somerset a nice place to live?

Blackworthy Road is classified by the ONS as Rural Life. Blackworthy Road is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Blackworthy Road is located in the Cary ward of the South Somerset district in Somerset.
Coordinates 51.09165, -2.534254
Grid Ref ST626326
Suburb Castle Cary
Constituency Somerton and Frome
Postcodes BA7 7PH

House Prices

The average house price in Blackworthy Road is 100% higher than the rest of South Somerset. The last sale we have on record is BLACKWORTHY FARM Blackworthy Road, that sold for £650,000. The average house price in South Somerset is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Blackworthy Road

Date No. Type Price
24/06/2020 BLACKWORTHY FARM £650,000

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

Crime in Blackworthy Road, Somerset

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Avon-and-somerset Police in Blackworthy Road during July 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 Blackworthy Road and compared that to the average for the Cary ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Blackworthy Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Cary ward

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

2021 Census for Blackworthy Road

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

Unemployment in Blackworthy 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.
1.82% of Blackworthy Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Blackworthy Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Blackworthy Road. The proportion of retirees on Blackworthy Road is 16.82% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
35.42% of Blackworthy Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Blackworthy Road

The proportion of home owners on Blackworthy Road is 9.56% higher than the national average of 62%. 10.55% of properties in Blackworthy Road are private rented and 12.84% are social rented.
71.56% of residents of Blackworthy Road own their home

Country of Birth of Blackworthy Road residents

The proportion if Blackworthy Road residents born in the UK is 13.66% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.69% of Blackworthy Road residents were born outside the UK.
96.31% of Blackworthy Road residents were born in the UK

Blackworthy Road Summary

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

Blackworthy 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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