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

Melford Road is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Melford Road is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Melford Road is located in the Combs Ford ward of the Mid Suffolk district in Suffolk.
Coordinates 52.179064, 1.003853
Grid Ref TM054576
Suburb Stowmarket
Constituency Bury St Edmunds
Postcodes IP14 2PH, IP14 2PP, IP14 2PR, IP14 2PT, IP14 2QR

House Prices

The average house price in Melford Road is 100% higher than the rest of Mid Suffolk. The last sale we have on record is 93 Melford Road, that sold for £281,000. The average house price in Mid Suffolk is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Melford Road

Date No. Type Price
20/10/2022 93 Semi £281,000
18/07/2022 107 Semi £179,000
16/02/2022 81 Detached £295,000
17/12/2021 65 Semi £267,500
30/09/2021 59 Semi £190,000
01/09/2021 109 Semi £217,000
16/08/2021 111 Semi £221,000
30/11/2020 83 Semi £230,000
25/09/2020 109 Semi £200,000
22/05/2020 4 Terrace £191,500

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

Crime in Melford Road, Suffolk

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

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Melford Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Combs Ford ward

Social economic statistics for Melford 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 Melford Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Melford 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 Melford Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Melford Road are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Melford Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Melford 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 Melford 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 Melford Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Melford Road are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Melford Road

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

Unemployment in Melford 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.
3.1% of Melford Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Melford Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Melford Road. The proportion of retirees on Melford Road is 1.31% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
19.91% of Melford Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Melford Road

The proportion of home owners on Melford Road is 15.87% higher than the national average of 62%. 22.13% of properties in Melford Road are private rented and 0% are social rented.
77.87% of residents of Melford Road own their home

Country of Birth of Melford Road residents

The proportion if Melford Road residents born in the UK is 15.05% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.3% of Melford Road residents were born outside the UK.
97.7% of Melford Road residents were born in the UK

Melford Road Summary

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

Melford 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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