Regent Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Regent Street is classified by the ONS as Industrious Hardship. Regent Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Regent Street is located in the Altofts and Whitwood ward of the Wakefield district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.719735, -1.359902
Grid Ref SE423250
Suburb Airedale
Constituency Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford

House Prices

The average house price in Regent Street is 45.17% lower than the rest of Wakefield. The last sale we have on record is 21 Regent Street, that sold for £107,000. The average house price in Wakefield is £166,292 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Regent Street

Date No. Type Price
14/04/2023 21 Semi £107,000
24/10/2022 70 Terrace £135,000
08/07/2022 26A Terrace £97,000
01/07/2022 8A Terrace £110,750
17/06/2022 32 Terrace £123,000
19/05/2022 10 Semi £140,000
13/05/2022 4 Terrace £83,500
06/05/2022 28 Terrace £62,395
25/03/2022 37 Terrace £123,000
25/03/2022 37 Terrace £135,000

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

Crime in Regent Street, West Yorkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-yorkshire Police in Regent Street during July 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 Regent Street and compared that to the average for the Altofts and Whitwood ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Regent Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Altofts and Whitwood ward

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Regent Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Regent Street are in the top 10% of the most 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 Regent Street are in the top 10% of the most 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 Regent Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Regent Street are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Regent Street

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

Unemployment in Regent 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.
4.19% of Regent Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Regent Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Regent Street. The proportion of retirees on Regent Street is 3.26% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.86% of Regent Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Regent Street

The proportion of home owners on Regent Street is 7.45% lower than the national average of 62%. 7.44% of properties in Regent Street are private rented and 38.02% are social rented.
54.55% of residents of Regent Street own their home

Country of Birth of Regent Street residents

The proportion if Regent Street residents born in the UK is 9.57% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.78% of Regent Street residents were born outside the UK.
92.22% of Regent Street residents were born in the UK

Regent Street Summary

With house prices in Regent Street less than the average for West Yorkshire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Regent Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Regent Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Regent Street has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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