Is Picton Avenue in Ipswich a nice place to live?

Picton Avenue is classified by the ONS as Ageing in Suburbia. Picton Avenue is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Picton Avenue is located in the St Margaret's ward of the Ipswich district in Suffolk.
Coordinates 52.071825, 1.160777
Grid Ref TM167462
Suburb The Dales
Constituency Ipswich
Postcodes IP1 4PH

House Prices

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

Crime in Picton Avenue, Suffolk

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Suffolk Police in Picton Avenue 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 Picton Avenue and compared that to the average for the St Margaret's ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Picton Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the St Margaret's ward

Social economic statistics for Picton Avenue

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 Picton Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Picton Avenue 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 Picton Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Picton Avenue 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 Picton Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Picton Avenue 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 Picton Avenue are in the top 40% 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 Picton Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Picton Avenue are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Picton Avenue

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

Unemployment in Picton Avenue

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.
1.07% of Picton Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Picton Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Picton Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Picton Avenue is 11.29% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
29.89% of Picton Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Picton Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Picton Avenue is 29.94% higher than the national average of 62%. 4.84% of properties in Picton Avenue are private rented and 3.23% are social rented.
91.94% of residents of Picton Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Picton Avenue residents

The proportion if Picton Avenue residents born in the UK is 6.34% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 11.01% of Picton Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
88.99% of Picton Avenue residents were born in the UK

Picton Avenue Summary

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

Picton Avenue 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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