Is Ben Nevis Drive in Chester a nice place to live?

Ben Nevis Drive is classified by the ONS as Ageing in Suburbia. Ben Nevis Drive is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Ben Nevis Drive is located in the Ledsham & Manor ward of the Cheshire West and Chester district in Cheshire.
Coordinates 53.284049, -2.963104
Grid Ref SJ358767
Suburb Ellesmere Port
Constituency Ellesmere Port and Neston
Postcodes CH66 4BE, CH66 4YZ

House Prices

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

Crime in Ben Nevis Drive, Cheshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Cheshire Police in Ben Nevis Drive 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 Ben Nevis Drive and compared that to the average for the Ledsham & Manor ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Ben Nevis Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Ledsham & Manor ward

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

2021 Census for Ben Nevis Drive

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

Unemployment in Ben Nevis 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.
2.88% of Ben Nevis Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ben Nevis Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ben Nevis Drive. The proportion of retirees on Ben Nevis Drive is 3.03% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.63% of Ben Nevis Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ben Nevis Drive

The proportion of home owners on Ben Nevis Drive is 25.3% higher than the national average of 62%. 4.23% of properties in Ben Nevis Drive are private rented and 4.23% are social rented.
87.3% of residents of Ben Nevis Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Ben Nevis Drive residents

The proportion if Ben Nevis Drive residents born in the UK is 10.94% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.41% of Ben Nevis Drive residents were born outside the UK.
93.59% of Ben Nevis Drive residents were born in the UK

Ben Nevis Drive Summary

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

Ben Nevis 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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