Is Merrion Close in Babergh a nice place to live?

Merrion Close is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Merrion Close has an average crime rate (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Merrion Close is located in the Sproughton & Pinewood ward of the Babergh district in Suffolk.
Coordinates 52.041775, 1.109269
Grid Ref TM133427
Suburb Pinewood
Constituency South Suffolk
Postcodes IP2 0SW

House Prices

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

Crime in Merrion Close, Suffolk

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

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

Social economic statistics for Merrion 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 Merrion Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Merrion 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 Merrion Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Merrion Close 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 Merrion Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Merrion Close are in the top 30% 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 Merrion Close are in the top 40% 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 Merrion Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Merrion Close are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Merrion Close

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

Unemployment in Merrion 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.
1.12% of Merrion Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Merrion Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Merrion Close. The proportion of retirees on Merrion Close is 0.16% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
18.44% of Merrion Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Merrion Close

The proportion of home owners on Merrion Close is 5.92% higher than the national average of 62%. 30.19% of properties in Merrion Close are private rented and 1.89% are social rented.
67.92% of residents of Merrion Close own their home

Country of Birth of Merrion Close residents

The proportion if Merrion Close residents born in the UK is 9.46% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.89% of Merrion Close residents were born outside the UK.
92.11% of Merrion Close residents were born in the UK

Merrion Close Summary

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

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