Is The Pightle in Babergh a nice place to live?

The Pightle is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. The Pightle is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

The Pightle is located in the Capel St Mary ward of the Babergh district in Suffolk.
Coordinates 52.00608, 1.053907
Grid Ref TM097385
Suburb Capel St. Mary
Constituency South Suffolk
Postcodes IP9 2UF

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in The Pightle in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in The Pightle, Suffolk

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Suffolk Police in The Pightle 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 The Pightle and compared that to the average for the Capel St Mary ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Pightle, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Capel St Mary ward

Social economic statistics for The Pightle

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

2021 Census for The Pightle

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

Unemployment in The Pightle

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.
0% of The Pightle residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Pightle

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Pightle. The proportion of retirees on The Pightle is 18.74% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
37.34% of The Pightle residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Pightle

The proportion of home owners on The Pightle is 32.74% higher than the national average of 62%. 3.95% of properties in The Pightle are private rented and 0.66% are social rented.
94.74% of residents of The Pightle own their home

Country of Birth of The Pightle residents

The proportion if The Pightle residents born in the UK is 16.24% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 1.11% of The Pightle residents were born outside the UK.
98.89% of The Pightle residents were born in the UK

The Pightle Summary

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

The Pightle 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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