Alexandra Drive, Colchester, Essex

Alexandra Drive is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families. Alexandra Drive is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Alexandra Drive is located in the Wivenhoe ward of the Colchester district in Essex.
Coordinates 51.871612, 0.968591
Grid Ref TM044233
Suburb Wivenhoe
Constituency Harwich and North Essex
Postcodes CO7 9SE

House Prices

The average house price in Alexandra Drive is 100% higher than the rest of Colchester. The last sale we have on record is 51 Alexandra Drive, that sold for £335,000. The average house price in Colchester is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Alexandra Drive

Date No. Type Price
19/10/2022 51 Semi £335,000
30/09/2022 33 Semi £300,000
28/09/2022 22 Semi £269,000
07/01/2022 30 Semi £265,000
19/05/2021 23 £138,000
10/11/2020 33 Semi £225,000
22/07/2020 8 Semi £195,000
07/05/2020 81 Semi £265,500
31/01/2020 9 Semi £224,000

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

Crime in Alexandra Drive, Essex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Essex Police in Alexandra Drive during May 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 Alexandra Drive and compared that to the average for the Wivenhoe ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Alexandra Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Wivenhoe ward

Social economic statistics for Alexandra Drive

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 Alexandra Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Alexandra Drive 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 Alexandra Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Alexandra Drive are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Alexandra Drive

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

Unemployment in Alexandra Drive

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.
3.39% of Alexandra Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Alexandra Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Alexandra Drive. The proportion of retirees on Alexandra Drive is 0.039999999999999% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
18.64% of Alexandra Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Alexandra Drive

The proportion of home owners on Alexandra Drive is 7.61% higher than the national average of 62%. 30.39% of properties in Alexandra Drive are private rented and 0% are social rented.
69.61% of residents of Alexandra Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Alexandra Drive residents

The proportion if Alexandra Drive residents born in the UK is 4.91% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 12.44% of Alexandra Drive residents were born outside the UK.
87.56% of Alexandra Drive residents were born in the UK

Alexandra Drive Summary

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

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