Is Shakespeare Road in Wirral a nice place to live?

Shakespeare Road is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Hardship. Shakespeare Road is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Shakespeare Road is located in the Seacombe ward of the Wirral district in Merseyside.
Coordinates 53.410832, -3.027799
Grid Ref SJ317909
Suburb Seacombe
Constituency Wallasey
Postcodes CH44 7HH

House Prices

The average house price in Shakespeare Road is 64.55% lower than the rest of Wirral. The last sale we have on record is 11A Shakespeare Road, that sold for £140,000. The average house price in Wirral is £211,447 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Shakespeare Road

Date No. Type Price
05/12/2022 11A Terrace £140,000
03/11/2021 14 Terrace £117,000

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

Crime in Shakespeare Road, Merseyside

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Merseyside Police in Shakespeare Road 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 Shakespeare Road and compared that to the average for the Seacombe ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Shakespeare Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Seacombe ward

Social economic statistics for Shakespeare Road

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Shakespeare Road

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

Unemployment in Shakespeare Road

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.
0% of Shakespeare Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Shakespeare Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Shakespeare Road. The proportion of retirees on Shakespeare Road is 4.01% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
22.61% of Shakespeare Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Shakespeare Road

The proportion of home owners on Shakespeare Road is 34.95% lower than the national average of 62%. 35.25% of properties in Shakespeare Road are private rented and 37.7% are social rented.
27.05% of residents of Shakespeare Road own their home

Country of Birth of Shakespeare Road residents

The proportion if Shakespeare Road residents born in the UK is 10.13% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.22% of Shakespeare Road residents were born outside the UK.
92.78% of Shakespeare Road residents were born in the UK

Shakespeare Road Summary

With house prices in Shakespeare Road less than the average for Merseyside and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Shakespeare Road is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Shakespeare Road has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Shakespeare Road maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Shakespeare Road 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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