Is Marks Road in Wokingham a nice place to live?

Marks Road is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Marks Road is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Marks Road is located in the Emmbrook ward of the Wokingham district in Berkshire.
Coordinates 51.419878, -0.847315
Grid Ref SU802696
Suburb Wokingham
Constituency Wokingham
Postcodes RG11 1NN, RG11 1NR, RG41 1NN, RG41 1NR

House Prices

The average house price in Marks Road is 100% higher than the rest of Wokingham. The last sale we have on record is 63 Marks Road, that sold for £510,000. The average house price in Wokingham is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Marks Road

Date No. Type Price
28/07/2023 63 Detached £510,000
30/06/2023 23 Semi £525,000
10/03/2023 71 Detached £620,000
16/09/2022 50 Detached £580,000
31/08/2022 48 Detached £690,000
08/04/2022 14 Detached £562,000
29/09/2021 73 Semi £698,000
26/04/2021 69 Detached £570,000
06/01/2021 24 Semi £450,000
16/10/2020 44 Detached £510,000

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

Crime in Marks Road, Berkshire

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

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Marks Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Emmbrook ward

Social economic statistics for Marks Road

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

2021 Census for Marks Road

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

Unemployment in Marks Road

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.
1.22% of Marks Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Marks Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Marks Road. The proportion of retirees on Marks Road is 11.2% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
29.8% of Marks Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Marks Road

The proportion of home owners on Marks Road is 33.12% higher than the national average of 62%. 4.07% of properties in Marks Road are private rented and 0.81% are social rented.
95.12% of residents of Marks Road own their home

Country of Birth of Marks Road residents

The proportion if Marks Road residents born in the UK is 2.25% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 19.6% of Marks Road residents were born outside the UK.
80.4% of Marks Road residents were born in the UK

Marks Road Summary

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

Marks Road 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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