East Road, Oakengates, Shropshire

East Road is classified by the ONS as Industrious Transitions. East Road is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

East Road is located in the Oakengates & Ketley Bank ward of the Telford and Wrekin district in Shropshire.
Coordinates 52.689228, -2.454146
Grid Ref SJ694102
Suburb Oakengates
Constituency Telford
Postcodes TF2 0DD, TF2 0DE

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in East Road in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in East Road, Shropshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in East Road in May 2024. These are the latest figures released by West-mercia Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: May 2024
May 2024 Crime Incidents in East Road
# Category Outcome
1 Criminal Damage Arson Investigation complete; no suspect identified

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 East Road and compared that to the average for the Oakengates & Ketley Bank ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in East Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Oakengates & Ketley Bank ward

Social economic statistics for East 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 East Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean East 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 East Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around East Road are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around East Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in East Road are in the top 40% 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 East Road are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 East Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in East Road are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for East Road

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

Unemployment in East 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.
1.9% of East Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in East Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of East Road. The proportion of retirees on East Road is 22.08% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
40.68% of East Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in East Road

The proportion of home owners on East Road is 10.11% higher than the national average of 62%. 13.61% of properties in East Road are private rented and 14.29% are social rented.
72.11% of residents of East Road own their home

Country of Birth of East Road residents

The proportion if East Road residents born in the UK is 12.91% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.44% of East Road residents were born outside the UK.
95.56% of East Road residents were born in the UK

East Road Summary

East Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in East Road maybe difficult.

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