Is Walnut Road in Exeter a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Walnut Road is located in the Priory ward of the Exeter district in Devon.
Coordinates 50.708149, -3.503275
Grid Ref SX939909
Suburb Wonford
Constituency Exeter
Postcodes EX2 6HL

House Prices

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

Crime in Walnut Road, Devon

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Devon-and-cornwall Police in Walnut 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 Walnut Road and compared that to the average for the Priory ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Walnut Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Priory ward

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

2021 Census for Walnut Road

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

Unemployment in Walnut 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.
3.35% of Walnut Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Walnut Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Walnut Road. The proportion of retirees on Walnut Road is 2.7% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.9% of Walnut Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Walnut Road

The proportion of home owners on Walnut Road is 16.55% lower than the national average of 62%. 11.82% of properties in Walnut Road are private rented and 42.73% are social rented.
45.45% of residents of Walnut Road own their home

Country of Birth of Walnut Road residents

The proportion if Walnut Road residents born in the UK is 3.76% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 13.59% of Walnut Road residents were born outside the UK.
86.41% of Walnut Road residents were born in the UK

Walnut Road Summary

With house prices in Walnut Road less than the average for Devon and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Walnut Road has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Walnut Road maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Walnut Road 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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