Somerville Road, Swindon, Wiltshire

Somerville Road is classified by the ONS as Social Renting Young Families. Somerville Road is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Somerville Road is located in the Walcot and Park North ward of the Swindon district in Wiltshire.
Coordinates 51.561288, -1.760764
Grid Ref SU166847
Suburb Central Swindon South
Constituency South Swindon
Postcodes SN3 3AS, SN3 3AT, SN3 3BL, SN3 3FT

House Prices

The average house price in Somerville Road is 66.87% higher than the rest of Swindon. The last sale we have on record is 18 Somerville Road, that sold for £129,000. The average house price in Swindon is £311,268 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Somerville Road

Date No. Type Price
13/05/2022 18 Flat £129,000
13/11/2020 SUSSEX PLACE £1,750,000

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

Crime in Somerville Road, Wiltshire

There were 3 street crime incidents in Somerville Road in July 2024. These are the latest figures released by Wiltshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: July 2024
July 2024 Crime Incidents in Somerville Road
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Public Order Under investigation
3 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 Somerville Road and compared that to the average for the Walcot and Park North ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Somerville Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Walcot and Park North ward

Social economic statistics for Somerville 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 Somerville Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Somerville 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 Somerville Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Somerville Road are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Somerville Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Somerville Road are in the top 20% 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 Somerville Road are in the top 10% of the most 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 Somerville Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Somerville Road are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Somerville Road

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

Unemployment in Somerville 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.
3.96% of Somerville Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Somerville Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Somerville Road. The proportion of retirees on Somerville Road is 6.73% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
11.87% of Somerville Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Somerville Road

The proportion of home owners on Somerville Road is 34.73% lower than the national average of 62%. 8.39% of properties in Somerville Road are private rented and 62.94% are social rented.
27.27% of residents of Somerville Road own their home

Country of Birth of Somerville Road residents

The proportion if Somerville Road residents born in the UK is 6.1% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 23.45% of Somerville Road residents were born outside the UK.
76.55% of Somerville Road residents were born in the UK

Somerville Road Summary

Somerville Road has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Somerville Road maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Somerville Road has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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