Is Broad Street in Wokingham a nice place to live?

Broad Street is classified by the ONS as Migrant Families. Broad Street has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Broad Street is located in the Emmbrook ward of the Wokingham district in Berkshire.
Coordinates 51.411546, -0.836726
Grid Ref SU809686
Suburb Wokingham
Constituency Wokingham

House Prices

The average house price in Broad Street is 100% higher than the rest of Wokingham. The last sale we have on record is 37 Broad Street, that sold for £900,000. The average house price in Wokingham is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Broad Street

Date No. Type Price
11/11/2022 37 Terrace £900,000
16/06/2022 THE ELMS, 26 Flat £495,000
08/10/2021 RECTORY COURT, 42 Flat £340,000
08/10/2021 RECTORY COURT, 42 Flat £340,000
04/10/2021 RECTORY COURT, 42 Flat £265,000
04/10/2021 RECTORY COURT, 42 Flat £265,000
04/10/2021 RECTORY COURT, 42 Flat £265,000
30/09/2021 RECTORY COURT, 42 Flat £240,000
30/09/2021 RECTORY COURT, 42 Flat £245,000
30/09/2021 RECTORY COURT, 42 Flat £315,000

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

Crime in Broad Street, Berkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Thames-valley Police in Broad Street 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 Broad Street and compared that to the average for the Emmbrook ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Broad Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Emmbrook ward

Social economic statistics for Broad Street

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

2021 Census for Broad Street

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

Unemployment in Broad Street

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.
2.13% of Broad Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Broad Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Broad Street. The proportion of retirees on Broad Street is 9% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
9.6% of Broad Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Broad Street

The proportion of home owners on Broad Street is 29.36% lower than the national average of 62%. 56.61% of properties in Broad Street are private rented and 9.92% are social rented.
32.64% of residents of Broad Street own their home

Country of Birth of Broad Street residents

The proportion if Broad Street residents born in the UK is 17.26% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 34.61% of Broad Street residents were born outside the UK.
65.39% of Broad Street residents were born in the UK

Broad Street Summary

Broad Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Broad Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Broad Street 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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