Is Old Road in Daventry a nice place to live?

Old Road is classified by the ONS as Rural White-Collar Workers. Old Road 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

Old Road is located in the Brixworth ward of the Daventry district in Northamptonshire.
Coordinates 52.34649, -0.871963
Grid Ref SP769726
Suburb Scaldwell
Constituency Daventry

House Prices

The average house price in Old Road is 100% higher than the rest of Daventry. The last sale we have on record is PEBBLES BARN Old Road, that sold for £280,000. The average house price in Daventry is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Old Road

Date No. Type Price
16/09/2020 PEBBLES BARN Detached £280,000

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Crime in Old Road, Northamptonshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Northamptonshire Police in Old 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 Old Road and compared that to the average for the Brixworth ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Old Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Brixworth ward

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

2021 Census for Old Road

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

Unemployment in Old 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.
1.63% of Old Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Old Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Old Road. The proportion of retirees on Old Road is 8.64% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
27.24% of Old Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Old Road

The proportion of home owners on Old Road is 20.58% higher than the national average of 62%. 11.36% of properties in Old Road are private rented and 5.3% are social rented.
82.58% of residents of Old Road own their home

Country of Birth of Old Road residents

The proportion if Old Road residents born in the UK is 8.23% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.12% of Old Road residents were born outside the UK.
90.88% of Old Road residents were born in the UK

Old Road Summary

With house prices in Old Road more than the average for Northamptonshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Old Road is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Old Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Old Road maybe difficult.

Old Road 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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