Is Oaklands Road in London Borough of Brent a nice place to live?

Oaklands Road is classified by the ONS as Young Families and Students. Oaklands Road is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Oaklands Road is located in the Mapesbury ward of the Brent district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.557086, -0.216337
Grid Ref TQ237857
Suburb Cricklewood
Constituency Brent Central

House Prices

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

Crime in Oaklands Road, Greater London

There were 3 street crime incidents in Oaklands Road in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Metropolitan Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Oaklands Road
# Category Outcome
1 Public Order Awaiting court outcome
2 Theft From The Person Investigation complete; no suspect identified
3 Vehicle Crime Under investigation

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 Oaklands Road and compared that to the average for the Mapesbury ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Oaklands 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 Oaklands Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Oaklands 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 Oaklands Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Oaklands Road are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Oaklands Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Oaklands Road are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Oaklands Road 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 Oaklands Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Oaklands Road are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Oaklands Road

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

Unemployment in Oaklands 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.
4.44% of Oaklands Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Oaklands Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Oaklands Road. The proportion of retirees on Oaklands Road is 12.25% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
6.35% of Oaklands Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Oaklands Road

The proportion of home owners on Oaklands Road is 51.82% lower than the national average of 62%. 77.25% of properties in Oaklands Road are private rented and 12.57% are social rented.
10.18% of residents of Oaklands Road own their home

Country of Birth of Oaklands Road residents

The proportion if Oaklands Road residents born in the UK is 52.11% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 69.46% of Oaklands Road residents were born outside the UK.
30.54% of Oaklands Road residents were born in the UK

Oaklands Road Summary

Oaklands Road has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Oaklands Road maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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