Is Fern Road in Ellesmere Port a nice place to live?

Fern Road is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Fern Road is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Fern Road is located in the Whitby Park ward of the Cheshire West and Chester district in Cheshire.
Coordinates 53.267149, -2.907398
Grid Ref SJ395748
Suburb Ellesmere Port
Constituency Ellesmere Port and Neston
Postcodes CH65 6BR, CH65 6PA, CH65 6PB, L65 6PA, L65 6PB

House Prices

The average house price in Fern Road is 100% higher than the rest of Ellesmere Port. The last sale we have on record is 36 Fern Road, that sold for £290,000. The average house price in Ellesmere Port is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Fern Road

Date No. Type Price
02/09/2022 36 Detached £290,000
02/09/2022 16 Semi £270,000
10/06/2022 9 Semi £225,000
09/09/2021 48 Detached £250,000
04/06/2021 35A Semi £215,000

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

Crime in Fern Road, Cheshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Cheshire Police in Fern Road 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 Fern Road and compared that to the average for the Whitby Park ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Fern Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Whitby Park ward

Social economic statistics for Fern Road

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 Fern Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Fern Road 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 Fern Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Fern Road 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 Fern Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Fern Road are in the top 40% 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 Fern Road are in the top 40% of the most health & disability 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 Fern Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Fern Road are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Fern Road

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

Unemployment in Fern Road

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.
1.77% of Fern Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Fern Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Fern Road. The proportion of retirees on Fern Road is 10.38% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.98% of Fern Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Fern Road

The proportion of home owners on Fern Road is 32.78% higher than the national average of 62%. 3.73% of properties in Fern Road are private rented and 0.75% are social rented.
94.78% of residents of Fern Road own their home

Country of Birth of Fern Road residents

The proportion if Fern Road residents born in the UK is 10.9% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.45% of Fern Road residents were born outside the UK.
93.55% of Fern Road residents were born in the UK

Fern Road Summary

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

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