Smarts Way, Oakengates, Shropshire

Smarts Way is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families. Smarts Way 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

Smarts Way is located in the St Georges ward of the Telford and Wrekin district in Shropshire.
Coordinates 52.697164, -2.437966
Grid Ref SJ704111
Suburb St. Georges and Priorslee
Constituency Telford
Postcodes TF2 9PU

House Prices

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

Crime in Smarts Way, Shropshire

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

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

Social economic statistics for Smarts Way

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

2021 Census for Smarts Way

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

Unemployment in Smarts Way

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 Smarts Way residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Smarts Way

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

Home ownership in Smarts Way

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

Country of Birth of Smarts Way residents

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

Smarts Way Summary

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

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