Is The Oaks in Brentwood a nice place to live?

The Oaks is classified by the ONS as Delayed Retirement. The Oaks is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

The Oaks is located in the Brentwood South ward of the Brentwood district in Essex.
Coordinates 51.616134, 0.313596
Grid Ref TQ602933
Suburb Shenfield
Constituency Brentwood and Ongar
Postcodes CM15 8TD

House Prices

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

Crime in The Oaks, Essex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Essex Police in The Oaks 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 The Oaks and compared that to the average for the Brentwood South ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Oaks, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Brentwood South ward

Social economic statistics for The Oaks

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 The Oaks is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean The Oaks 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 The Oaks experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around The Oaks are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around The Oaks involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in The Oaks are in the top 40% 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 The Oaks 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 The Oaks, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in The Oaks are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for The Oaks

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

Unemployment in The Oaks

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.
1.71% of The Oaks residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Oaks

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Oaks. The proportion of retirees on The Oaks is 8.45% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
27.05% of The Oaks residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Oaks

The proportion of home owners on The Oaks is 9.43% higher than the national average of 62%. 13.57% of properties in The Oaks are private rented and 15% are social rented.
71.43% of residents of The Oaks own their home

Country of Birth of The Oaks residents

The proportion if The Oaks residents born in the UK is 0.16% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 17.19% of The Oaks residents were born outside the UK.
82.81% of The Oaks residents were born in the UK

The Oaks Summary

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

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