Is Fakenham Drive in Hereford a nice place to live?

Fakenham Drive is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Fakenham Drive is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Fakenham Drive is located in the Bobblestock ward of the Herefordshire, County of district in Herefordshire.
Coordinates 52.074505, -2.734261
Grid Ref SO497420
Suburb Hereford
Constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire
Postcodes HR4 9UG, HR4 9UQ

House Prices

The average house price in Fakenham Drive is 59.64% lower than the rest of Hereford. The last sale we have on record is 38 Fakenham Drive, that sold for £187,000. The average house price in Hereford is £214,242 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Fakenham Drive

Date No. Type Price
09/11/2022 38 Semi £187,000
04/11/2022 35 Terrace £150,000
12/05/2022 28 Terrace £182,000
04/02/2022 10 Flat £76,000
21/10/2021 2 Flat £76,000
07/07/2021 31 Terrace £145,000
27/01/2021 40 Terrace £167,250
23/03/2020 5 Semi £234,500

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

Crime in Fakenham Drive, Herefordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-mercia Police in Fakenham Drive during September 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 Fakenham Drive and compared that to the average for the Bobblestock ward.

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

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Fakenham Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Fakenham Drive 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 Fakenham 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 Fakenham Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Fakenham Drive are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Fakenham Drive

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

Unemployment in Fakenham 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.
2.25% of Fakenham Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Fakenham Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Fakenham Drive. The proportion of retirees on Fakenham Drive is 13.98% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
32.58% of Fakenham Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Fakenham Drive

The proportion of home owners on Fakenham Drive is 20.47% higher than the national average of 62%. 15.46% of properties in Fakenham Drive are private rented and 2.06% are social rented.
82.47% of residents of Fakenham Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Fakenham Drive residents

The proportion if Fakenham Drive residents born in the UK is 9.21% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.14% of Fakenham Drive residents were born outside the UK.
91.86% of Fakenham Drive residents were born in the UK

Fakenham Drive Summary

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

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