Is Medway Drive in Wellingborough a nice place to live?

Medway Drive is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Suburbia. Medway Drive is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Medway Drive is located in the Redwell ward of the Wellingborough district in Northamptonshire.
Coordinates 52.309253, -0.722898
Grid Ref SP871686
Suburb Glenvale Park
Constituency Wellingborough
Postcodes NN8 5WZ

House Prices

The average house price in Medway Drive is 100% higher than the rest of Wellingborough. The last sale we have on record is 34 Medway Drive, that sold for £255,000. The average house price in Wellingborough is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Medway Drive

Date No. Type Price
29/04/2022 34 Detached £255,000
11/02/2022 3 Detached £335,000
11/02/2022 73 Semi £330,000
18/06/2021 39 Detached £220,000
25/02/2021 38 Detached £200,000
26/06/2020 99 Semi £194,000
02/03/2020 51 Detached £230,000

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

Crime in Medway Drive, Northamptonshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Police in Medway 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 Medway Drive and compared that to the average for the Redwell ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Medway Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Redwell ward

Social economic statistics for Medway 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 Medway Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Medway 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 Medway Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Medway Drive 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 Medway Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Medway Drive are in the top 30% 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 Medway Drive are in the top 40% 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 Medway Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Medway Drive are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Medway Drive

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

Unemployment in Medway 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.
2.64% of Medway Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Medway Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Medway Drive. The proportion of retirees on Medway Drive is 6.95% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
25.55% of Medway Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Medway Drive

The proportion of home owners on Medway Drive is 25.5% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.93% of properties in Medway Drive are private rented and 0.89% are social rented.
87.5% of residents of Medway Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Medway Drive residents

The proportion if Medway Drive residents born in the UK is 0.97% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 18.32% of Medway Drive residents were born outside the UK.
81.68% of Medway Drive residents were born in the UK

Medway Drive Summary

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

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