Gowers Close, East Suffolk, Suffolk

Gowers Close is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. Gowers Close is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Gowers Close is located in the Kesgrave ward of the East Suffolk district in Suffolk.
Coordinates 52.060356, 1.252431
Grid Ref TM230452
Suburb Kesgrave
Constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Postcodes IP5 2XE, IP5 7XE

House Prices

The average house price in Gowers Close is 100% higher than the rest of East Suffolk. The last sale we have on record is 2 Gowers Close, that sold for £430,000. The average house price in East Suffolk is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Gowers Close

Date No. Type Price
18/02/2022 2 Detached £430,000

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

Crime in Gowers Close, Suffolk

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Suffolk Police in Gowers Close during July 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 Gowers Close and compared that to the average for the Kesgrave ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Gowers Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Kesgrave ward

Social economic statistics for Gowers 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 Gowers Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Gowers 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 Gowers Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Gowers 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 Gowers Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Gowers Close are in the top 20% 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 Gowers Close 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 Gowers Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Gowers Close are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Gowers Close

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

Unemployment in Gowers 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.
3.73% of Gowers Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Gowers Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Gowers Close. The proportion of retirees on Gowers Close is 6.4% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
12.2% of Gowers Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Gowers Close

The proportion of home owners on Gowers Close is 34.05% higher than the national average of 62%. 3.95% of properties in Gowers Close are private rented and 0% are social rented.
96.05% of residents of Gowers Close own their home

Country of Birth of Gowers Close residents

The proportion if Gowers Close residents born in the UK is 8.92% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.43% of Gowers Close residents were born outside the UK.
91.57% of Gowers Close residents were born in the UK

Gowers Close Summary

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

Gowers 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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