Is Oakwood in Hart a nice place to live?

Oakwood is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Oakwood 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

Oakwood is located in the Crookham East ward of the Hart district in Hampshire.
Coordinates 51.258875, -0.833747
Grid Ref SU814517
Suburb Church Crookham
Constituency North East Hampshire

House Prices

The average house price in Oakwood is 100% higher than the rest of Hart. The last sale we have on record is 10 Oakwood, that sold for £350,000. The average house price in Hart is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Oakwood

Date No. Type Price
01/06/2022 10 Semi £350,000
14/02/2022 22 Semi £360,000
11/11/2021 33 Semi £400,000
30/06/2021 22 Semi £313,000
09/04/2021 20 Semi £355,000
29/01/2021 13 Semi £372,500
30/11/2020 19 Semi £382,500

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

Crime in Oakwood, Hampshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Oakwood in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Hampshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Oakwood
# Category Outcome
1 Violent 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 Oakwood and compared that to the average for the Crookham East ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Oakwood, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Crookham East ward

Social economic statistics for Oakwood

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 Oakwood is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Oakwood 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 Oakwood experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Oakwood are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Oakwood involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Oakwood 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 Oakwood are in the top 10% 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 Oakwood, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Oakwood are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Oakwood

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

Unemployment in Oakwood

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.
2.07% of Oakwood residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Oakwood

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Oakwood. The proportion of retirees on Oakwood is 10.03% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.63% of Oakwood residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Oakwood

The proportion of home owners on Oakwood is 25.9% higher than the national average of 62%. 10.48% of properties in Oakwood are private rented and 0.81% are social rented.
87.9% of residents of Oakwood own their home

Country of Birth of Oakwood residents

The proportion if Oakwood residents born in the UK is 9.66% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.69% of Oakwood residents were born outside the UK.
92.31% of Oakwood residents were born in the UK

Oakwood Summary

With house prices in Oakwood more than the average for Hampshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Oakwood has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Oakwood maybe difficult.

Oakwood 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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