Is Back Street in Melton a nice place to live?

Back Street is classified by the ONS as Rural White-Collar Workers. Back Street is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Back Street is located in the Wymondham ward of the Melton district in Leicestershire.
Coordinates 52.79594, -0.697197
Grid Ref SK879228
Suburb Buckminster
Constituency Rutland and Melton

House Prices

The average house price in Back Street is 100% higher than the rest of Melton. The last sale we have on record is THE GRANARY, 6A Back Street, that sold for £615,000. The average house price in Melton is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Back Street

Date No. Type Price
01/02/2021 THE GRANARY, 6A Detached £615,000
05/01/2021 THE OLD DAIRY, 6 Detached £500,000
10/08/2020 CHERRY TREE FARMHOUSE, 2 Semi £487,500

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

Crime in Back Street, Leicestershire

There were 3 street crime incidents in Back Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Leicestershire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Back Street
# Category Outcome
1 Vehicle Crime Under investigation
2 Violent Crime Under investigation
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 Back Street and compared that to the average for the Wymondham ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Back Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Wymondham ward

Social economic statistics for Back Street

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 Back Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Back Street 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 Back Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Back Street are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Back Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Back Street 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 Back Street are in the top 20% 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 Back Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Back Street are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Back Street

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

Unemployment in Back Street

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 Back Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Back Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Back Street. The proportion of retirees on Back Street is 6.66% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
25.26% of Back Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Back Street

The proportion of home owners on Back Street is 30.63% lower than the national average of 62%. 65.36% of properties in Back Street are private rented and 2.61% are social rented.
31.37% of residents of Back Street own their home

Country of Birth of Back Street residents

The proportion if Back Street residents born in the UK is 14.66% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.69% of Back Street residents were born outside the UK.
97.31% of Back Street residents were born in the UK

Back Street Summary

Back Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Back Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Back Street 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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