Is Woodpecker Way in South Cambridgeshire a nice place to live?

Woodpecker Way is classified by the ONS as Communal Retirement. Woodpecker Way 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

Woodpecker Way is located in the Milton & Waterbeach ward of the South Cambridgeshire district in Cambridgeshire.
Coordinates 52.266206, 0.195357
Grid Ref TL499653
Suburb Waterbeach
Constituency South East Cambridgeshire
Postcodes CB25 9TJ, CB5 9TJ, CB5 9XQ

House Prices

The average house price in Woodpecker Way is 100% higher than the rest of South Cambridgeshire. The last sale we have on record is 71 Woodpecker Way, that sold for £304,000. The average house price in South Cambridgeshire is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Woodpecker Way

Date No. Type Price
21/04/2022 71 Terrace £304,000
22/12/2021 37 Semi £404,000
04/06/2021 13 Terrace £300,000
09/04/2021 26 Semi £365,000
19/03/2021 79 Semi £389,995
10/03/2021 29A Semi £132,500
05/03/2021 45 Detached £540,000
19/11/2020 73 Semi £405,000
17/07/2020 33A Detached £465,000

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

Crime in Woodpecker Way, Cambridgeshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Police in Woodpecker 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 Woodpecker Way and compared that to the average for the Milton & Waterbeach ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Woodpecker Way, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Milton & Waterbeach ward

Social economic statistics for Woodpecker 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 Woodpecker Way is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Woodpecker 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 Woodpecker Way experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Woodpecker Way 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 Woodpecker Way involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Woodpecker Way 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 Woodpecker Way are in the top 30% 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 Woodpecker Way, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Woodpecker Way are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Woodpecker Way

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

Unemployment in Woodpecker 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.
0% of Woodpecker Way residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Woodpecker Way

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Woodpecker Way. The proportion of retirees on Woodpecker Way is 17.32% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
35.92% of Woodpecker Way residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Woodpecker Way

The proportion of home owners on Woodpecker Way is 19.43% higher than the national average of 62%. 10% of properties in Woodpecker Way are private rented and 7.14% are social rented.
81.43% of residents of Woodpecker Way own their home

Country of Birth of Woodpecker Way residents

The proportion if Woodpecker Way residents born in the UK is 1.99% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 15.36% of Woodpecker Way residents were born outside the UK.
84.64% of Woodpecker Way residents were born in the UK

Woodpecker Way Summary

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

Woodpecker 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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