Is Plantation Drive in Chester a nice place to live?

Plantation Drive is classified by the ONS as Industrious Hardship. Plantation Drive has an average crime rate (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Plantation Drive is located in the Netherpool ward of the Cheshire West and Chester district in Cheshire.
Coordinates 53.286995, -2.928594
Grid Ref SJ381770
Suburb Ellesmere Port
Constituency Ellesmere Port and Neston
Postcodes CH66 1JT, CH66 1JU, L66 1JT, L66 1JU

House Prices

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

Crime in Plantation Drive, Cheshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Cheshire Police in Plantation 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 Plantation Drive and compared that to the average for the Netherpool ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Plantation Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Netherpool ward

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

2021 Census for Plantation Drive

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

Unemployment in Plantation 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.
1.78% of Plantation Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Plantation Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Plantation Drive. The proportion of retirees on Plantation Drive is 9.84% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.44% of Plantation Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Plantation Drive

The proportion of home owners on Plantation Drive is 1.84% lower than the national average of 62%. 8.94% of properties in Plantation Drive are private rented and 30.08% are social rented.
60.16% of residents of Plantation Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Plantation Drive residents

The proportion if Plantation Drive residents born in the UK is 12.13% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.22% of Plantation Drive residents were born outside the UK.
94.78% of Plantation Drive residents were born in the UK

Plantation Drive Summary

Plantation Drive has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Plantation Drive maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Plantation 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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