Watling Drive, Hinckley and Bosworth, Leicestershire

Watling Drive is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. Watling Drive is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Watling Drive is located in the Burbage Sketchley and Stretton ward of the Hinckley and Bosworth district in Leicestershire.
Coordinates 52.524015, -1.381355
Grid Ref SP420919
Suburb Burbage
Constituency Bosworth
Postcodes LE10 3EY

House Prices

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

Crime in Watling Drive, Leicestershire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Leicestershire Police in Watling 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 Watling Drive and compared that to the average for the Burbage Sketchley and Stretton ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Watling Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Burbage Sketchley and Stretton ward

Social economic statistics for Watling 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 Watling Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Watling 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 Watling Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Watling 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 Watling Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Watling Drive 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 Watling Drive are in the top 20% 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 Watling Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Watling Drive are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Watling Drive

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

Unemployment in Watling 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.
2.61% of Watling Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Watling Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Watling Drive. The proportion of retirees on Watling Drive is 12.12% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
30.72% of Watling Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Watling Drive

The proportion of home owners on Watling Drive is 33.18% higher than the national average of 62%. 4.82% of properties in Watling Drive are private rented and 0% are social rented.
95.18% of residents of Watling Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Watling Drive residents

The proportion if Watling Drive residents born in the UK is 12.03% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.32% of Watling Drive residents were born outside the UK.
94.68% of Watling Drive residents were born in the UK

Watling Drive Summary

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

Watling 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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