Pool Drive, Bridgnorth, Shropshire

Pool Drive is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Pool Drive is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Pool Drive is located in the Bridgnorth West and Tasley ward of the Shropshire district in Shropshire.
Coordinates 52.534782, -2.427827
Grid Ref SO710930
Suburb Bridgnorth
Constituency Ludlow
Postcodes WV16 5DL

House Prices

The average house price in Pool Drive is 100% higher than the rest of Bridgnorth. The last sale we have on record is 1 Pool Drive, that sold for £430,000. The average house price in Bridgnorth is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Pool Drive

Date No. Type Price
28/06/2021 1 Detached £430,000

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Crime in Pool Drive, Shropshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-mercia Police in Pool Drive during April 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 Pool Drive and compared that to the average for the Bridgnorth West and Tasley ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Pool Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bridgnorth West and Tasley ward

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

2021 Census for Pool Drive

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

Unemployment in Pool 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.
1.95% of Pool Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Pool Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Pool Drive. The proportion of retirees on Pool Drive is 15.64% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
34.24% of Pool Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Pool Drive

The proportion of home owners on Pool Drive is 28.63% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.59% of properties in Pool Drive are private rented and 0.78% are social rented.
90.63% of residents of Pool Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Pool Drive residents

The proportion if Pool Drive residents born in the UK is 15.17% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.18% of Pool Drive residents were born outside the UK.
97.82% of Pool Drive residents were born in the UK

Pool Drive Summary

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

Pool 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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