Is Milton Drive in Leeds a nice place to live?

Milton Drive is classified by the ONS as Rural Life. Milton Drive has an average crime rate (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Milton Drive is located in the Harewood ward of the Leeds district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.82905, -1.427609
Grid Ref SE377371
Suburb Barwick in Elmet and Scholes
Constituency Elmet and Rothwell
Postcodes LS15 4BS

House Prices

The average house price in Milton Drive is 29.47% higher than the rest of Leeds. The last sale we have on record is 46 Milton Drive, that sold for £275,000. The average house price in Leeds is £192,194 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Milton Drive

Date No. Type Price
19/08/2022 46 Semi £275,000
08/02/2021 19 Semi £270,000

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

Crime in Milton Drive, West Yorkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-yorkshire Police in Milton 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 Milton Drive and compared that to the average for the Harewood ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Milton Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Harewood ward

Social economic statistics for Milton 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 Milton Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Milton 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 Milton Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Milton 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 Milton Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Milton 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 Milton Drive are in the top 40% 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 Milton Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Milton Drive are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Milton Drive

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

Unemployment in Milton 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.
2.22% of Milton Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Milton Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Milton Drive. The proportion of retirees on Milton Drive is 12.88% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
31.48% of Milton Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Milton Drive

The proportion of home owners on Milton Drive is 22.73% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.11% of properties in Milton Drive are private rented and 8.4% are social rented.
84.73% of residents of Milton Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Milton Drive residents

The proportion if Milton Drive residents born in the UK is 12.49% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.86% of Milton Drive residents were born outside the UK.
95.14% of Milton Drive residents were born in the UK

Milton Drive Summary

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

Milton 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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