Is Bassett Drive in Reigate and Banstead a nice place to live?

Bassett Drive is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families. Bassett Drive is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Bassett Drive is located in the Reigate ward of the Reigate and Banstead district in Surrey.
Coordinates 51.242612, -0.209616
Grid Ref TQ250507
Suburb South Park
Constituency Reigate
Postcodes RH2 9JT

House Prices

The average house price in Bassett Drive is 100% higher than the rest of Reigate and Banstead. The last sale we have on record is 4 Bassett Drive, that sold for £555,000. The average house price in Reigate and Banstead is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Bassett Drive

Date No. Type Price
15/04/2021 4 Terrace £555,000

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

Crime in Bassett Drive, Surrey

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Police in Bassett Drive 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 Bassett Drive and compared that to the average for the Reigate ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Bassett Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Reigate ward

Social economic statistics for Bassett Drive

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

2021 Census for Bassett Drive

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

Unemployment in Bassett Drive

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.
2.73% of Bassett Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bassett Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bassett Drive. The proportion of retirees on Bassett Drive is 8.67% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
27.27% of Bassett Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bassett Drive

The proportion of home owners on Bassett Drive is 19.2% higher than the national average of 62%. 12.78% of properties in Bassett Drive are private rented and 3.76% are social rented.
81.2% of residents of Bassett Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Bassett Drive residents

The proportion if Bassett Drive residents born in the UK is 0.79% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 16.56% of Bassett Drive residents were born outside the UK.
83.44% of Bassett Drive residents were born in the UK

Bassett Drive Summary

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

Bassett Drive 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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