Fern Road, South Somerset, Somerset

Fern Road is classified by the ONS as Renting Rural Retirement. Fern Road has an average crime rate (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Fern Road is located in the Curry Rivel, Huish & Langport ward of the South Somerset district in Somerset.
Coordinates 51.045768, -2.822978
Grid Ref ST424277
Suburb Huish Episcopi
Constituency Somerton and Frome
Postcodes TA10 9BU, TA10 9BW

House Prices

The average house price in Fern Road is 100% higher than the rest of South Somerset. The last sale we have on record is 1 Fern Road, that sold for £280,000. The average house price in South Somerset is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Fern Road

Date No. Type Price
16/09/2022 1 Semi £280,000
30/08/2022 15 Semi £275,000
18/03/2022 17 Semi £265,000
18/02/2022 19 Semi £270,000
16/09/2021 5 Semi £250,000
21/08/2020 3 Semi £240,000
31/01/2020 69 Semi £235,000

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

Crime in Fern Road, Somerset

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Avon-and-somerset Police in Fern Road 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 Fern Road and compared that to the average for the Curry Rivel, Huish & Langport ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Fern Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Curry Rivel, Huish & Langport ward

Social economic statistics for Fern 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 Fern Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Fern 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 Fern Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Fern Road are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Fern Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Fern Road are in the top 30% of the most 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 Fern Road are in the top 40% of the most health & disability 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 Fern Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Fern Road are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Fern Road

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

Unemployment in Fern 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.
2.99% of Fern Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Fern Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Fern Road. The proportion of retirees on Fern Road is 16.11% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
34.71% of Fern Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Fern Road

The proportion of home owners on Fern Road is 9.19% higher than the national average of 62%. 16.1% of properties in Fern Road are private rented and 11.02% are social rented.
71.19% of residents of Fern Road own their home

Country of Birth of Fern Road residents

The proportion if Fern Road residents born in the UK is 11.24% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.11% of Fern Road residents were born outside the UK.
93.89% of Fern Road residents were born in the UK

Fern Road Summary

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

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