Is Perkins Way in Wokingham a nice place to live?

Perkins Way is classified by the ONS as Ageing in Suburbia. Perkins Way is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Perkins Way is located in the Emmbrook ward of the Wokingham district in Berkshire.
Coordinates 51.409823, -0.849839
Grid Ref SU800684
Suburb Wokingham
Constituency Wokingham
Postcodes RG11 2TN, RG41 2TN

House Prices

The average house price in Perkins Way is 100% higher than the rest of Wokingham. The last sale we have on record is 10 Perkins Way, that sold for £700,000. The average house price in Wokingham is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Perkins Way

Date No. Type Price
13/03/2020 10 Detached £700,000

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

Crime in Perkins Way, Berkshire

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

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

Social economic statistics for Perkins Way

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

2021 Census for Perkins Way

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

Unemployment in Perkins Way

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.
1.4% of Perkins Way residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Perkins Way

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Perkins Way. The proportion of retirees on Perkins Way is 15.79% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
34.39% of Perkins Way residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Perkins Way

The proportion of home owners on Perkins Way is 30.86% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.43% of properties in Perkins Way are private rented and 0.71% are social rented.
92.86% of residents of Perkins Way own their home

Country of Birth of Perkins Way residents

The proportion if Perkins Way residents born in the UK is 2.91% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 14.44% of Perkins Way residents were born outside the UK.
85.56% of Perkins Way residents were born in the UK

Perkins Way Summary

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

Perkins Way 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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