Is Baker Drive in Chester a nice place to live?

Baker Drive is classified by the ONS as Industrious Transitions. Baker Drive is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Baker Drive is located in the Sutton Villages ward of the Cheshire West and Chester district in Cheshire.
Coordinates 53.269804, -2.926812
Grid Ref SJ382751
Suburb Ellesmere Port
Constituency Ellesmere Port and Neston
Postcodes CH66 4QU, CH66 4QX, L66 2QW, L66 4QU, L66 4QX

House Prices

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

Crime in Baker Drive, Cheshire

There were 2 street crime incidents in Baker Drive in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Cheshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Baker Drive
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Anti Social Behaviour -

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 Baker Drive and compared that to the average for the Sutton Villages ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Baker 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 Baker Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Baker 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 Baker Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Baker Drive 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 Baker Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Baker Drive are in the top 20% 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 Baker Drive are in the top 20% 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 Baker Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Baker Drive are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Baker Drive

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

Unemployment in Baker 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.
1.93% of Baker Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Baker Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Baker Drive. The proportion of retirees on Baker Drive is 11.9% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
30.5% of Baker Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Baker Drive

The proportion of home owners on Baker Drive is 18.31% higher than the national average of 62%. 7.87% of properties in Baker Drive are private rented and 11.81% are social rented.
80.31% of residents of Baker Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Baker Drive residents

The proportion if Baker Drive residents born in the UK is 13.72% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.63% of Baker Drive residents were born outside the UK.
96.37% of Baker Drive residents were born in the UK

Baker Drive Summary

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

Baker Drive 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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