Is Prospect Place in Mere a nice place to live?

Prospect Place is classified by the ONS as Agricultural Communities. Prospect Place has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Prospect Place is located in the Mere ward of the Wiltshire district in Wiltshire.
Coordinates 51.090433, -2.279766
Grid Ref ST805323
Suburb Mere
Constituency South West Wiltshire
Postcodes BA12 6LS

House Prices

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

Crime in Prospect Place, Wiltshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Wiltshire Police in Prospect Place 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 Prospect Place and compared that to the average for the Mere ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Prospect Place, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Mere ward

Social economic statistics for Prospect Place

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 Prospect Place is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Prospect Place 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 Prospect Place experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Prospect Place are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Prospect Place involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Prospect Place are in the top 40% 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 Prospect Place are in the top 30% 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 Prospect Place, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Prospect Place are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Prospect Place

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

Unemployment in Prospect Place

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.
1.21% of Prospect Place residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Prospect Place

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Prospect Place. The proportion of retirees on Prospect Place is 29.58% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
48.18% of Prospect Place residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Prospect Place

The proportion of home owners on Prospect Place is 25.79% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.92% of properties in Prospect Place are private rented and 1.53% are social rented.
87.79% of residents of Prospect Place own their home

Country of Birth of Prospect Place residents

The proportion if Prospect Place residents born in the UK is 13.75% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.6% of Prospect Place residents were born outside the UK.
96.4% of Prospect Place residents were born in the UK

Prospect Place Summary

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

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