Is Southway Drive in South Somerset a nice place to live?

Southway Drive is classified by the ONS as Detached Rural Retirement. Southway Drive has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Southway Drive is located in the Yeovil College ward of the South Somerset district in Somerset.
Coordinates 50.949573, -2.64124
Grid Ref ST550168
Suburb Yeovil
Constituency Yeovil
Postcodes BA21 3EB, BA21 3ED, BA21 3EE, BA21 3QJ

House Prices

The average house price in Southway Drive is 100% higher than the rest of South Somerset. The last sale we have on record is 16 Southway Drive, that sold for £115,000. The average house price in South Somerset is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Southway Drive

Date No. Type Price
14/10/2022 16 Flat £115,000
11/03/2022 23 Detached £179,000
21/01/2022 20 Flat £96,000
21/10/2021 107 Detached £360,000
24/09/2021 63 Semi £240,000
26/04/2021 69 Semi £185,000
05/03/2021 44 Semi £194,000
13/05/2020 67 Semi £192,500
10/01/2020 2 Semi £182,500

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

Crime in Southway Drive, Somerset

There were 1 street crime incidents in Southway Drive in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Avon-and-somerset Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Southway Drive
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Under investigation

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 Southway Drive and compared that to the average for the Yeovil College ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Southway Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Yeovil College ward

Social economic statistics for Southway Drive

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 Southway Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Southway Drive 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 Southway Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Southway Drive are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Southway Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Southway Drive are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Southway Drive 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 Southway Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Southway Drive are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Southway Drive

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

Unemployment in Southway Drive

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.
1.55% of Southway Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Southway Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Southway Drive. The proportion of retirees on Southway Drive is 27.91% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
46.51% of Southway Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Southway Drive

The proportion of home owners on Southway Drive is 27.63% higher than the national average of 62%. 10.37% of properties in Southway Drive are private rented and 0% are social rented.
89.63% of residents of Southway Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Southway Drive residents

The proportion if Southway Drive residents born in the UK is 14.19% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.16% of Southway Drive residents were born outside the UK.
96.84% of Southway Drive residents were born in the UK

Southway Drive Summary

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

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