Is Derwent Drive in South Lakeland a nice place to live?

Derwent Drive is classified by the ONS as Semi-Detached Ageing. Derwent Drive is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Derwent Drive is located in the Kendal South & Natland ward of the South Lakeland district in Cumbria.
Coordinates 54.314125, -2.729901
Grid Ref SD526911
Suburb Kendal
Constituency Westmorland and Lonsdale
Postcodes LA9 7PB

House Prices

The average house price in Derwent Drive is 100% higher than the rest of South Lakeland. The last sale we have on record is 8 Derwent Drive, that sold for £310,000. The average house price in South Lakeland is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Derwent Drive

Date No. Type Price
01/07/2022 8 Semi £310,000
30/09/2021 26 Semi £340,000
23/10/2020 24 Semi £290,000
19/10/2020 9 Semi £265,000

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

Crime in Derwent Drive, Cumbria

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Cumbria Police in Derwent 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 Derwent Drive and compared that to the average for the Kendal South & Natland ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Derwent Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Kendal South & Natland ward

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

2021 Census for Derwent Drive

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

Unemployment in Derwent 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.
0% of Derwent Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Derwent Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Derwent Drive. The proportion of retirees on Derwent Drive is 19.17% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
37.77% of Derwent Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Derwent Drive

The proportion of home owners on Derwent Drive is 32.92% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.08% of properties in Derwent Drive are private rented and 0% are social rented.
94.92% of residents of Derwent Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Derwent Drive residents

The proportion if Derwent Drive residents born in the UK is 15.09% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.26% of Derwent Drive residents were born outside the UK.
97.74% of Derwent Drive residents were born in the UK

Derwent Drive Summary

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

Derwent 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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