Is Meekings Road in Babergh a nice place to live?

Meekings Road is classified by the ONS as Older Farming Communities. Meekings Road is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Meekings Road is located in the Sudbury South East ward of the Babergh district in Suffolk.
Coordinates 52.040117, 0.74761
Grid Ref TL885415
Suburb Sudbury
Constituency South Suffolk
Postcodes CO10 2XE, CO10 6XE

House Prices

The average house price in Meekings Road is 100% higher than the rest of Babergh. The last sale we have on record is DICE & GAMES LTD Meekings Road, that sold for £785,000. The average house price in Babergh is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Meekings Road

Date No. Type Price
12/11/2020 DICE & GAMES LTD £785,000

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

Crime in Meekings Road, Suffolk

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Suffolk Police in Meekings Road 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 Meekings Road and compared that to the average for the Sudbury South East ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Meekings Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Sudbury South East ward

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

2021 Census for Meekings Road

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

Unemployment in Meekings 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.
0% of Meekings Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Meekings Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Meekings Road. The proportion of retirees on Meekings Road is 34.48% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
53.08% of Meekings Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Meekings Road

The proportion of home owners on Meekings Road is 28.13% higher than the national average of 62%. 7.89% of properties in Meekings Road are private rented and 1.97% are social rented.
90.13% of residents of Meekings Road own their home

Country of Birth of Meekings Road residents

The proportion if Meekings Road residents born in the UK is 15.15% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.2% of Meekings Road residents were born outside the UK.
97.8% of Meekings Road residents were born in the UK

Meekings Road Summary

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

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