Shoveller Drive, Wellington, Shropshire

Shoveller Drive is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Shoveller Drive 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

Shoveller Drive is located in the Apley Castle ward of the Telford and Wrekin district in Shropshire.
Coordinates 52.713914, -2.507204
Grid Ref SJ658130
Suburb Hadley and Leegomery
Constituency The Wrekin
Postcodes TF1 6GQ

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Shoveller Drive in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Shoveller Drive, Shropshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-mercia Police in Shoveller 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 Shoveller Drive and compared that to the average for the Apley Castle ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Shoveller Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Apley Castle ward

Social economic statistics for Shoveller 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 Shoveller Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Shoveller 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 Shoveller Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Shoveller Drive are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Shoveller Drive

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

Unemployment in Shoveller 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.
2.16% of Shoveller Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Shoveller Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Shoveller Drive. The proportion of retirees on Shoveller Drive is 6.4% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
25% of Shoveller Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Shoveller Drive

The proportion of home owners on Shoveller Drive is 31% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.5% of properties in Shoveller Drive are private rented and 0.5% are social rented.
93% of residents of Shoveller Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Shoveller Drive residents

The proportion if Shoveller Drive residents born in the UK is 9.42% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.93% of Shoveller Drive residents were born outside the UK.
92.07% of Shoveller Drive residents were born in the UK

Shoveller Drive Summary

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

Shoveller 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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