Is Oaks Drive in East Northamptonshire a nice place to live?

Oaks Drive is classified by the ONS as Semi-Detached Ageing. Oaks Drive is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Oaks Drive is located in the Higham Ferrers Chichele ward of the East Northamptonshire district in Northamptonshire.
Coordinates 52.310707, -0.597394
Grid Ref SP957689
Suburb Higham Ferrers
Constituency Wellingborough

House Prices

The average house price in Oaks Drive is 100% higher than the rest of East Northamptonshire. The last sale we have on record is 51 Oaks Drive, that sold for £280,000. The average house price in East Northamptonshire is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Oaks Drive

Date No. Type Price
31/01/2020 51 Semi £280,000
17/01/2020 44 Terrace £240,000

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

Crime in Oaks Drive, Northamptonshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Northamptonshire Police in Oaks Drive 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 Oaks Drive and compared that to the average for the Higham Ferrers Chichele ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Oaks Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Higham Ferrers Chichele ward

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

2021 Census for Oaks Drive

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

Unemployment in Oaks 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.
0% of Oaks Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Oaks Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Oaks Drive. The proportion of retirees on Oaks Drive is 5.8% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
24.4% of Oaks Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Oaks Drive

The proportion of home owners on Oaks Drive is 28.55% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.45% of properties in Oaks Drive are private rented and 0% are social rented.
90.55% of residents of Oaks Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Oaks Drive residents

The proportion if Oaks Drive residents born in the UK is 10.44% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.91% of Oaks Drive residents were born outside the UK.
93.09% of Oaks Drive residents were born in the UK

Oaks Drive Summary

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

Oaks 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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