Is Wood Lane in Hinckley and Bosworth a nice place to live?

Wood Lane is classified by the ONS as Established Farming Communities. Wood Lane 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

Wood Lane is located in the Cadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth with Shackerstone ward of the Hinckley and Bosworth district in Leicestershire.
Coordinates 52.617052, -1.374398
Grid Ref SK424023
Constituency Bosworth
Postcodes CV13 0AU, CV9 3QB

House Prices

The average house price in Wood Lane is 100% higher than the rest of Hinckley and Bosworth. The last sale we have on record is LILAC HOUSE Wood Lane, that sold for £860,000. The average house price in Hinckley and Bosworth is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Wood Lane

Date No. Type Price
11/12/2020 LILAC HOUSE Detached £860,000
17/11/2020 2A Detached £365,000
06/08/2020 GRANGE COTTAGE FARM £1,500

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

Crime in Wood Lane, Leicestershire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Leicestershire Police in Wood Lane 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 Wood Lane and compared that to the average for the Cadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth with Shackerstone ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Wood Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Cadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth with Shackerstone ward

Social economic statistics for Wood 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 Wood Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Wood 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 Wood Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Wood Lane are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Wood Lane

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

Unemployment in Wood 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 Wood Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Wood Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Wood Lane. The proportion of retirees on Wood Lane is 13.66% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
32.26% of Wood Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Wood Lane

The proportion of home owners on Wood Lane is 27.36% higher than the national average of 62%. 7.45% of properties in Wood Lane are private rented and 3.19% are social rented.
89.36% of residents of Wood Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Wood Lane residents

The proportion if Wood Lane residents born in the UK is 13.44% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.91% of Wood Lane residents were born outside the UK.
96.09% of Wood Lane residents were born in the UK

Wood Lane Summary

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

Wood 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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