Is Portnell’s Lane in Wiltshire a nice place to live?

Portnell's Lane is classified by the ONS as Older Farming Communities. Portnell's Lane is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Portnell's Lane is located in the Mere ward of the Wiltshire district in Wiltshire.
Coordinates 51.084732, -2.314967
Grid Ref ST780317
Suburb Zeals
Constituency South West Wiltshire
Postcodes BA12 6PG, BA12 6PN, BA12 6PQ

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Portnell's Lane in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Portnell's Lane, Wiltshire

There were 2 street crime incidents in Portnell's Lane in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Wiltshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Portnell's Lane
# Category Outcome
1 Vehicle Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified
2 Vehicle 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 Portnell's Lane and compared that to the average for the Mere ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Portnell's Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Mere ward

Social economic statistics for Portnell's Lane

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 Portnell's Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Portnell's Lane 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 Portnell's Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Portnell's Lane 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 Portnell's Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Portnell's Lane 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 Portnell's Lane 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 Portnell's Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Portnell's Lane are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Portnell's Lane

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Portnell's Lane.

Unemployment in Portnell's Lane

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.
0% of Portnell's Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Portnell's Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Portnell's Lane. The proportion of retirees on Portnell's Lane is 28.74% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
47.34% of Portnell's Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Portnell's Lane

The proportion of home owners on Portnell's Lane is 23.19% higher than the national average of 62%. 12.35% of properties in Portnell's Lane are private rented and 0.62% are social rented.
85.19% of residents of Portnell's Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Portnell's Lane residents

The proportion if Portnell's Lane residents born in the UK is 10.47% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.88% of Portnell's Lane residents were born outside the UK.
93.12% of Portnell's Lane residents were born in the UK

Portnell's Lane Summary

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

Portnell's Lane 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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