Is Oakwood Avenue in Lincoln a nice place to live?

Oakwood Avenue is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed European Settlers. Oakwood Avenue has an average crime rate (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Oakwood Avenue is located in the Birchwood ward of the Lincoln district in Lincolnshire.
Coordinates 53.217478, -0.602534
Grid Ref SK934698
Suburb Birchwood
Constituency Lincoln
Postcodes LN6 0NJ

House Prices

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

Crime in Oakwood Avenue, Lincolnshire

There were 3 street crime incidents in Oakwood Avenue in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Lincolnshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Oakwood Avenue
# Category Outcome
1 Public Order Under investigation
2 Violent Crime Under investigation
3 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 Oakwood Avenue and compared that to the average for the Birchwood ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Oakwood Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Birchwood ward

Social economic statistics for Oakwood Avenue

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 Oakwood Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Oakwood Avenue 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 Oakwood Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Oakwood Avenue are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Oakwood Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Oakwood Avenue are in the top 30% 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 Oakwood Avenue are in the top 10% of the most 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 Oakwood Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Oakwood Avenue are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Oakwood Avenue

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

Unemployment in Oakwood Avenue

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.
2.94% of Oakwood Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Oakwood Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Oakwood Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Oakwood Avenue is 0.11% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
18.49% of Oakwood Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Oakwood Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Oakwood Avenue is 3.8% lower than the national average of 62%. 11.48% of properties in Oakwood Avenue are private rented and 30.33% are social rented.
58.2% of residents of Oakwood Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Oakwood Avenue residents

The proportion if Oakwood Avenue residents born in the UK is 8.63% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.72% of Oakwood Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
91.28% of Oakwood Avenue residents were born in the UK

Oakwood Avenue Summary

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

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