May Road, East Suffolk, Suffolk

May Road is classified by the ONS as Deprived Blue-Collar Terraces. May Road is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

May Road is located in the Harbour & Normanston ward of the East Suffolk district in Suffolk.
Coordinates 52.479243, 1.743635
Grid Ref TM543934
Suburb Lowestoft
Constituency Waveney
Postcodes NR32 2DJ, NR32 2DL

House Prices

The average house price in May Road is 100% higher than the rest of East Suffolk. The last sale we have on record is 35 May Road, that sold for £133,000. The average house price in East Suffolk is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in May Road

Date No. Type Price
13/05/2022 35 Terrace £133,000
18/09/2020 68 Terrace £117,000
26/08/2020 78 Terrace £105,000
11/03/2020 2A Terrace £76,000

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

Crime in May Road, Suffolk

There were 3 street crime incidents in May Road in July 2024. These are the latest figures released by Suffolk Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: July 2024
July 2024 Crime Incidents in May Road
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Anti Social Behaviour -
3 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 May Road and compared that to the average for the Harbour & Normanston ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in May Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Harbour & Normanston ward

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

2021 Census for May Road

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

Unemployment in May 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.
4.74% of May Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in May Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of May Road. The proportion of retirees on May Road is 0.8% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
19.4% of May Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in May Road

The proportion of home owners on May Road is 11.28% lower than the national average of 62%. 36.23% of properties in May Road are private rented and 13.04% are social rented.
50.72% of residents of May Road own their home

Country of Birth of May Road residents

The proportion if May Road residents born in the UK is 12.25% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.1% of May Road residents were born outside the UK.
94.9% of May Road residents were born in the UK

May Road Summary

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

May Road 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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