Is Somersham Road in Mid Suffolk a nice place to live?

Somersham Road is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Somersham Road has an average crime rate (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Somersham Road is located in the Bramford ward of the Mid Suffolk district in Suffolk.
Coordinates 52.093657, 1.080287
Grid Ref TM111484
Suburb Bramford
Constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Postcodes IP8 4NL, IP8 4NN, IP8 4NS, IP8 4NW

House Prices

The average house price in Somersham Road is 100% higher than the rest of Mid Suffolk. The last sale we have on record is NEWLAND HOUSE Somersham Road, that sold for £400,000. The average house price in Mid Suffolk is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Somersham Road

Date No. Type Price
18/03/2021 NEWLAND HOUSE Detached £400,000

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

Crime in Somersham Road, Suffolk

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Suffolk Police in Somersham Road 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 Somersham Road and compared that to the average for the Bramford ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Somersham Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bramford ward

Social economic statistics for Somersham 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 Somersham Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Somersham 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 Somersham Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Somersham Road 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 Somersham Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Somersham Road 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 Somersham Road 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 Somersham Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Somersham Road are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Somersham Road

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

Unemployment in Somersham 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.
1.77% of Somersham Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Somersham Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Somersham Road. The proportion of retirees on Somersham Road is 3.56% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.04% of Somersham Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Somersham Road

The proportion of home owners on Somersham Road is 1.92% higher than the national average of 62%. 17.53% of properties in Somersham Road are private rented and 14.43% are social rented.
63.92% of residents of Somersham Road own their home

Country of Birth of Somersham Road residents

The proportion if Somersham Road residents born in the UK is 9.4% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.95% of Somersham Road residents were born outside the UK.
92.05% of Somersham Road residents were born in the UK

Somersham Road Summary

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

Somersham Road 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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