Is Shire Lane in Newark and Sherwood a nice place to live?

Shire Lane is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. Shire Lane is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Shire Lane is located in the Farndon & Fernwood ward of the Newark and Sherwood district in Nottinghamshire.
Coordinates 53.037416, -0.763472
Grid Ref SK830496
Suburb Fernwood CP
Constituency Newark
Postcodes NG24 3JN

House Prices

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

Crime in Shire Lane, Nottinghamshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Nottinghamshire Police in Shire Lane 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 Shire Lane and compared that to the average for the Farndon & Fernwood ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Shire Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Farndon & Fernwood ward

Social economic statistics for Shire Lane

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 Shire Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Shire Lane 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 Shire Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Shire Lane are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Shire Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Shire Lane 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 Shire Lane 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 Shire Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Shire Lane are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Shire Lane

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

Unemployment in Shire Lane

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.
2.11% of Shire Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Shire Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Shire Lane. The proportion of retirees on Shire Lane is 6.1% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
24.7% of Shire Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Shire Lane

The proportion of home owners on Shire Lane is 31.53% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.76% of properties in Shire Lane are private rented and 0.72% are social rented.
93.53% of residents of Shire Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Shire Lane residents

The proportion if Shire Lane residents born in the UK is 11.56% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.79% of Shire Lane residents were born outside the UK.
94.21% of Shire Lane residents were born in the UK

Shire Lane Summary

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

Shire Lane 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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