Is Westwood Drive in Ryde a nice place to live?

Westwood Drive is classified by the ONS as Older Workers and Retirement. Westwood Drive is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Westwood Drive is located in the Ryde North West ward of the Isle of Wight district in Isle of Wight.
Coordinates 50.727471, -1.171206
Grid Ref SZ585923
Suburb Ryde
Constituency Isle of Wight
Postcodes PO33 3BH

House Prices

The average house price in Westwood Drive is 57.47% higher than the rest of Ryde. The last sale we have on record is LITTLE ORCHARD Westwood Drive, that sold for £485,000. The average house price in Ryde is £206,250 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Westwood Drive

Date No. Type Price
26/03/2021 LITTLE ORCHARD Detached £485,000

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

Crime in Westwood Drive, Isle of Wight

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Hampshire Police in Westwood 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 Westwood Drive and compared that to the average for the Ryde North West ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Westwood 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 Westwood Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Westwood 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 Westwood Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Westwood Drive 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 Westwood Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Westwood Drive are in the top 20% of the most 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 Westwood Drive are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Westwood Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Westwood Drive are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Westwood Drive

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

Unemployment in Westwood 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.
2.93% of Westwood Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Westwood Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Westwood Drive. The proportion of retirees on Westwood Drive is 13.2% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
31.8% of Westwood Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Westwood Drive

The proportion of home owners on Westwood Drive is 21.2% higher than the national average of 62%. 16.8% of properties in Westwood Drive are private rented and 0% are social rented.
83.2% of residents of Westwood Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Westwood Drive residents

The proportion if Westwood Drive residents born in the UK is 5.97% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 11.38% of Westwood Drive residents were born outside the UK.
88.62% of Westwood Drive residents were born in the UK

Westwood Drive Summary

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

Westwood Drive has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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