Is Foster’s Lane in South Somerset a nice place to live?

Foster's Lane is classified by the ONS as Agricultural Communities. Foster's Lane is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Foster's Lane is located in the Cary ward of the South Somerset district in Somerset.
Coordinates 51.050811, -2.566715
Grid Ref ST603280
Suburb South Barrow
Constituency Somerton and Frome
Postcodes BA22 7FJ, BA22 7LN

House Prices

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

Crime in Foster's Lane, Somerset

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Police in Foster's 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 Foster's Lane and compared that to the average for the Cary ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Foster's Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Cary ward

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Foster's Lane

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

Unemployment in Foster's 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.
3.6% of Foster's Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Foster's Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Foster's Lane. The proportion of retirees on Foster's Lane is 0.82% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
19.42% of Foster's Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Foster's Lane

The proportion of home owners on Foster's Lane is 21.33% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.94% of properties in Foster's Lane are private rented and 9.72% are social rented.
83.33% of residents of Foster's Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Foster's Lane residents

The proportion if Foster's Lane residents born in the UK is 11.54% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.81% of Foster's Lane residents were born outside the UK.
94.19% of Foster's Lane residents were born in the UK

Foster's Lane Summary

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

Foster's 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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