Bishops Drive, Wokingham, Berkshire

Bishops Drive is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families. Bishops Drive is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Bishops Drive is located in the Norreys ward of the Wokingham district in Berkshire.
Coordinates 51.417957, -0.83222
Grid Ref SU813694
Suburb Wokingham
Constituency Wokingham
Postcodes RG40 1WA

House Prices

The average house price in Bishops Drive is 100% higher than the rest of Wokingham. The last sale we have on record is 16 Bishops Drive, that sold for £850,000. The average house price in Wokingham is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Bishops Drive

Date No. Type Price
15/08/2022 16 Detached £850,000
12/07/2022 43 Detached £767,000
04/07/2022 17 Terrace £327,500
11/02/2022 32 Terrace £339,950
29/11/2021 2 Detached £570,000
30/06/2021 7 Detached £515,000
18/06/2021 20 Semi £460,000
11/06/2021 4 Semi £595,000
20/11/2020 37 Terrace £335,000
01/10/2020 69 Detached £597,500

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Crime in Bishops Drive, Berkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Thames-valley Police in Bishops Drive during May 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 Bishops Drive and compared that to the average for the Norreys ward.

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

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

2021 Census for Bishops Drive

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

Unemployment in Bishops 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.
1.21% of Bishops Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bishops Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bishops Drive. The proportion of retirees on Bishops Drive is 0.48% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
19.08% of Bishops Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bishops Drive

The proportion of home owners on Bishops Drive is 17.65% higher than the national average of 62%. 15.58% of properties in Bishops Drive are private rented and 0.43% are social rented.
79.65% of residents of Bishops Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Bishops Drive residents

The proportion if Bishops Drive residents born in the UK is 7.07% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 24.42% of Bishops Drive residents were born outside the UK.
75.58% of Bishops Drive residents were born in the UK

Bishops Drive Summary

With house prices in Bishops Drive more than the average for Berkshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Bishops Drive has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Bishops Drive maybe difficult.

Bishops 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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