Is Dashwood Close in Babergh a nice place to live?

Dashwood Close is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Dashwood Close is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Dashwood Close is located in the Sproughton & Pinewood ward of the Babergh district in Suffolk.
Coordinates 52.035384, 1.111859
Grid Ref TM135420
Suburb Pinewood
Constituency South Suffolk
Postcodes IP8 3SR

House Prices

The average house price in Dashwood Close is 100% higher than the rest of Babergh. The last sale we have on record is 22 Dashwood Close, that sold for £270,000. The average house price in Babergh is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Dashwood Close

Date No. Type Price
26/11/2021 22 Detached £270,000

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

Crime in Dashwood Close, Suffolk

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Suffolk Police in Dashwood Close 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 Dashwood Close and compared that to the average for the Sproughton & Pinewood ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Dashwood Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Sproughton & Pinewood ward

Social economic statistics for Dashwood Close

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

2021 Census for Dashwood Close

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

Unemployment in Dashwood Close

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 Dashwood Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Dashwood Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Dashwood Close. The proportion of retirees on Dashwood Close is 1.85% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
16.75% of Dashwood Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Dashwood Close

The proportion of home owners on Dashwood Close is 27.66% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.48% of properties in Dashwood Close are private rented and 0.86% are social rented.
89.66% of residents of Dashwood Close own their home

Country of Birth of Dashwood Close residents

The proportion if Dashwood Close residents born in the UK is 14.15% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.2% of Dashwood Close residents were born outside the UK.
96.8% of Dashwood Close residents were born in the UK

Dashwood Close Summary

With house prices in Dashwood Close more than the average for Suffolk and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Dashwood Close is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Dashwood Close has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Dashwood Close maybe difficult.

Dashwood Close 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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