Darby Drive, Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire

Darby Drive is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. Darby Drive is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Darby Drive is located in the Welwyn West ward of the Welwyn Hatfield district in Hertfordshire.
Coordinates 51.856266, -0.199331
Grid Ref TL241190
Suburb Welwyn
Constituency Welwyn Hatfield
Postcodes AL6 9TE

House Prices

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

Crime in Darby Drive, Hertfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Hertfordshire Police in Darby Drive during May 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 Darby Drive and compared that to the average for the Welwyn West ward.

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

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Darby Drive

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

Unemployment in Darby 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.
2.81% of Darby Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Darby Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Darby Drive. The proportion of retirees on Darby Drive is 6.09% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
24.69% of Darby Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Darby Drive

The proportion of home owners on Darby Drive is 29.91% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.15% of properties in Darby Drive are private rented and 2.94% are social rented.
91.91% of residents of Darby Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Darby Drive residents

The proportion if Darby Drive residents born in the UK is 6.3% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 11.05% of Darby Drive residents were born outside the UK.
88.95% of Darby Drive residents were born in the UK

Darby Drive Summary

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

Darby Drive 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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