Is Lilac Drive in East Suffolk a nice place to live?

Lilac Drive is classified by the ONS as Renting Hard-Pressed Workers. Lilac Drive is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Lilac Drive is located in the Harbour & Normanston ward of the East Suffolk district in Suffolk.
Coordinates 52.485465, 1.73718
Grid Ref TM538940
Suburb Lowestoft
Constituency Waveney
Postcodes NR32 2SS

House Prices

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

Crime in Lilac Drive, Suffolk

There were 2 street crime incidents in Lilac Drive in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Suffolk Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Lilac Drive
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect
2 Violent Crime Under investigation

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 Lilac Drive and compared that to the average for the Harbour & Normanston ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Lilac Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Harbour & Normanston ward

Social economic statistics for Lilac Drive

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 Lilac Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Lilac Drive 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 Lilac Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Lilac Drive are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Lilac Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Lilac Drive are in the top 20% of the most 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 Lilac Drive are in the top 30% of the most 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 Lilac Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Lilac Drive are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Lilac Drive

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

Unemployment in Lilac Drive

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.
1.73% of Lilac Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lilac Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lilac Drive. The proportion of retirees on Lilac Drive is 2.58% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
16.02% of Lilac Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lilac Drive

The proportion of home owners on Lilac Drive is 8.09% lower than the national average of 62%. 8.7% of properties in Lilac Drive are private rented and 36.52% are social rented.
53.91% of residents of Lilac Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Lilac Drive residents

The proportion if Lilac Drive residents born in the UK is 13.95% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.4% of Lilac Drive residents were born outside the UK.
96.6% of Lilac Drive residents were born in the UK

Lilac Drive Summary

With house prices in Lilac Drive less than the average for Suffolk and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Lilac Drive has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Lilac Drive maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Lilac Drive has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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