Is Sovereign Way in Hull a nice place to live?

Sovereign Way is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Sovereign Way has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Sovereign Way is located in the Kingswood ward of the Kingston upon Hull, City of district in East Riding of Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.797268, -0.349739
Grid Ref TA087347
Suburb Kingswood
Constituency Kingston upon Hull North
Postcodes HU7 3JG

House Prices

The average house price in Sovereign Way is 26.08% higher than the rest of Hull. The last sale we have on record is 39 Sovereign Way, that sold for £230,000. The average house price in Hull is £155,079 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Sovereign Way

Date No. Type Price
15/07/2022 39 Detached £230,000
03/02/2022 22 Detached £190,000
08/10/2021 33 Detached £210,000
01/09/2021 25 Detached £227,000
24/06/2021 31 Detached £192,000
28/05/2021 36 Detached £175,000
13/05/2021 38 Detached £168,000
13/01/2020 2 Detached £200,000

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

Crime in Sovereign Way, East Riding of Yorkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Humberside Police in Sovereign Way 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 Sovereign Way and compared that to the average for the Kingswood ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Sovereign Way, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Kingswood ward

Social economic statistics for Sovereign Way

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 Sovereign Way is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Sovereign Way 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 Sovereign Way experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Sovereign Way 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 Sovereign Way involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Sovereign Way 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 Sovereign Way are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Sovereign Way, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Sovereign Way are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Sovereign Way

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

Unemployment in Sovereign Way

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.
1.87% of Sovereign Way residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Sovereign Way

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Sovereign Way. The proportion of retirees on Sovereign Way is 7.41% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
11.19% of Sovereign Way residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Sovereign Way

The proportion of home owners on Sovereign Way is 21.33% higher than the national average of 62%. 12.12% of properties in Sovereign Way are private rented and 4.55% are social rented.
83.33% of residents of Sovereign Way own their home

Country of Birth of Sovereign Way residents

The proportion if Sovereign Way residents born in the UK is 10.68% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.67% of Sovereign Way residents were born outside the UK.
93.33% of Sovereign Way residents were born in the UK

Sovereign Way Summary

With house prices in Sovereign Way more than the average for East Riding of Yorkshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Sovereign Way is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Sovereign Way has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Sovereign Way maybe difficult.

Sovereign Way 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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