Is Bessingham Gardens in Bradford a nice place to live?

Bessingham Gardens is classified by the ONS as Young Hard-Pressed Families. Bessingham Gardens is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Bessingham Gardens is located in the Royds ward of the Bradford district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.763701, -1.794751
Grid Ref SE136297
Suburb Buttershaw
Constituency Bradford South
Postcodes BD6 2AA

House Prices

The average house price in Bessingham Gardens is 60.55% lower than the rest of Bradford. The last sale we have on record is 10 Bessingham Gardens, that sold for £72,000. The average house price in Bradford is £115,594 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Bessingham Gardens

Date No. Type Price
21/01/2022 10 Semi £72,000

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

Crime in Bessingham Gardens, West Yorkshire

There were 3 street crime incidents in Bessingham Gardens in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by West-yorkshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Bessingham Gardens
# Category Outcome
1 Burglary Investigation complete; no suspect identified
2 Possession Of Weapons 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 Bessingham Gardens and compared that to the average for the Royds ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Bessingham Gardens, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Royds ward

Social economic statistics for Bessingham Gardens

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Bessingham Gardens

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

Unemployment in Bessingham Gardens

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.
6.48% of Bessingham Gardens residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bessingham Gardens

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bessingham Gardens. The proportion of retirees on Bessingham Gardens is 1.93% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
16.67% of Bessingham Gardens residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bessingham Gardens

The proportion of home owners on Bessingham Gardens is 26.75% lower than the national average of 62%. 16.39% of properties in Bessingham Gardens are private rented and 47.54% are social rented.
35.25% of residents of Bessingham Gardens own their home

Country of Birth of Bessingham Gardens residents

The proportion if Bessingham Gardens residents born in the UK is 10.03% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.32% of Bessingham Gardens residents were born outside the UK.
92.68% of Bessingham Gardens residents were born in the UK

Bessingham Gardens Summary

With house prices in Bessingham Gardens less than the average for West Yorkshire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Bessingham Gardens is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Bessingham Gardens has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Bessingham Gardens maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Bessingham Gardens has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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