Is Kirkgate in Selby a nice place to live?

Kirkgate is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Kirkgate is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Kirkgate is located in the Sherburn in Elmet ward of the Selby district in North Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.797262, -1.254681
Grid Ref SE491336
Suburb Sherburn in Elmet
Constituency Selby and Ainsty

House Prices

The average house price in Kirkgate is 33.3% higher than the rest of Selby. The last sale we have on record is 54 Kirkgate, that sold for £150,000. The average house price in Selby is £165,205 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Kirkgate

Date No. Type Price
30/09/2022 54 Terrace £150,000
13/09/2022 62 Detached £368,000
01/07/2022 41 Terrace £227,500
30/09/2021 62 Detached £365,000
30/09/2021 48 Terrace £128,000
26/08/2021 31 Detached £323,000
28/06/2021 26B Semi £315,000
27/05/2020 GYLLY HOUSE Detached £294,950
13/01/2020 26 Semi £360,000

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

Crime in Kirkgate, North Yorkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by North-yorkshire Police in Kirkgate 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 Kirkgate and compared that to the average for the Sherburn in Elmet ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Kirkgate, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Sherburn in Elmet ward

Social economic statistics for Kirkgate

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

2021 Census for Kirkgate

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

Unemployment in Kirkgate

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.
1.27% of Kirkgate residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Kirkgate

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Kirkgate. The proportion of retirees on Kirkgate is 11.46% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
30.06% of Kirkgate residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Kirkgate

The proportion of home owners on Kirkgate is 27.57% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.82% of properties in Kirkgate are private rented and 0.61% are social rented.
89.57% of residents of Kirkgate own their home

Country of Birth of Kirkgate residents

The proportion if Kirkgate residents born in the UK is 13.92% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.43% of Kirkgate residents were born outside the UK.
96.57% of Kirkgate residents were born in the UK

Kirkgate Summary

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

Kirkgate 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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