The Drive, Test Valley, Hampshire

The Drive is classified by the ONS as Rural Employment and Retirees. The Drive is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

The Drive is located in the Blackwater ward of the Test Valley district in Hampshire.
Coordinates 51.000338, -1.609475
Grid Ref SU274223
Suburb Melchet Park and Plaitford
Constituency Romsey and Southampton North

House Prices

The average house price in The Drive is 100% higher than the rest of Test Valley. The last sale we have on record is CHANCELS The Drive, that sold for £680,000. The average house price in Test Valley is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in The Drive

Date No. Type Price
19/04/2023 CHANCELS Detached £680,000

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

Crime in The Drive, Hampshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in The Drive 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 The Drive
# 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 The Drive and compared that to the average for the Blackwater ward.

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

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around The Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in The Drive are in the top 30% 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 The Drive 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 Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in The Drive are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for The Drive

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

Unemployment in The 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.
1.88% of The Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Drive. The proportion of retirees on The Drive is 6.21% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
24.81% of The Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Drive

The proportion of home owners on The Drive is 0.26% lower than the national average of 62%. 27.83% of properties in The Drive are private rented and 10.43% are social rented.
61.74% of residents of The Drive own their home

Country of Birth of The Drive residents

The proportion if The Drive residents born in the UK is 13.37% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.98% of The Drive residents were born outside the UK.
96.02% of The Drive residents were born in the UK

The Drive Summary

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

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