Is Oak Bank in Carlisle a nice place to live?

Oak Bank is classified by the ONS as Older Workers and Retirement. Oak Bank 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

Oak Bank is located in the Stanwix & Houghton ward of the Carlisle district in Cumbria.
Coordinates 54.926623, -2.925083
Grid Ref NY408594
Suburb Stanwix Rural
Constituency Penrith and The Border
Postcodes CA3 0NJ

House Prices

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

Crime in Oak Bank, Cumbria

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Cumbria Police in Oak Bank 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 Oak Bank and compared that to the average for the Stanwix & Houghton ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Oak Bank, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Stanwix & Houghton ward

Social economic statistics for Oak Bank

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

2021 Census for Oak Bank

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

Unemployment in Oak Bank

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 Oak Bank residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Oak Bank

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Oak Bank. The proportion of retirees on Oak Bank is 22.25% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
40.85% of Oak Bank residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Oak Bank

The proportion of home owners on Oak Bank is 25.6% higher than the national average of 62%. 10.08% of properties in Oak Bank are private rented and 1.55% are social rented.
87.6% of residents of Oak Bank own their home

Country of Birth of Oak Bank residents

The proportion if Oak Bank residents born in the UK is 16.29% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 1.06% of Oak Bank residents were born outside the UK.
98.94% of Oak Bank residents were born in the UK

Oak Bank Summary

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

Oak Bank 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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