Board Close, Oakengates, Shropshire

Board Close is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families. Board Close has an average crime rate (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Board Close is located in the St Georges ward of the Telford and Wrekin district in Shropshire.
Coordinates 52.697826, -2.44111
Grid Ref SJ702112
Suburb St. Georges and Priorslee
Constituency Telford
Postcodes TF2 9PP

House Prices

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

Crime in Board Close, Shropshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-mercia Police in Board Close 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 Board Close and compared that to the average for the St Georges ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Board Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the St Georges ward

Social economic statistics for Board Close

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 Board Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Board Close 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 Board Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Board Close are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Board Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Board Close 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 Board Close 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 Board Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Board Close are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Board Close

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

Unemployment in Board Close

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.
1.5% of Board Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Board Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Board Close. The proportion of retirees on Board Close is 7.88% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
10.72% of Board Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Board Close

The proportion of home owners on Board Close is 2.93% higher than the national average of 62%. 23.7% of properties in Board Close are private rented and 5.21% are social rented.
64.93% of residents of Board Close own their home

Country of Birth of Board Close residents

The proportion if Board Close residents born in the UK is 13.09% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.26% of Board Close residents were born outside the UK.
95.74% of Board Close residents were born in the UK

Board Close Summary

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

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