Is The Oaks in London Borough of Waltham Forest a nice place to live?

The Oaks is classified by the ONS as Established Tech Workers. The Oaks is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

The Oaks is located in the Hale End and Highams Park ward of the Waltham Forest district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.604857, 0.009372
Grid Ref TQ392914
Suburb Hale End
Constituency Chingford and Woodford Green
Postcodes IG8 9LF, IG8 9LX, IG8 9LY, IG8 9NH, IG8 9NQ

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, Greater London

There were 1 street crime incidents in The Oaks 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 The Oaks
# Category Outcome
1 Drugs 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 The Oaks and compared that to the average for the Hale End and Highams Park ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Oaks, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Hale End and Highams Park 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 in the top 40% of most income deprived in the country.

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 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 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 in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

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.
6.05% 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 4.08% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.52% of The Oaks residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Oaks

The proportion of home owners on The Oaks is 22.58% lower than the national average of 62%. 11.68% of properties in The Oaks are private rented and 47.45% are social rented.
39.42% 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 8.78% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 26.13% of The Oaks residents were born outside the UK.
73.87% of The Oaks residents were born in the UK

The Oaks Summary

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

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