Furnace Lane, Oakengates, Shropshire

Furnace Lane is classified by the ONS as Industrious Transitions. Furnace Lane is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Furnace Lane is located in the Donnington ward of the Telford and Wrekin district in Shropshire.
Coordinates 52.715957, -2.446237
Grid Ref SJ699132
Suburb Wrockwardine Wood and Trench
Constituency The Wrekin

House Prices

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

Crime in Furnace Lane, Shropshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Furnace Lane in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by West-mercia Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Furnace Lane
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Under investigation

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 Furnace Lane and compared that to the average for the Donnington ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Furnace Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Donnington ward

Social economic statistics for Furnace Lane

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 Furnace Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Furnace Lane 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 Furnace Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Furnace Lane are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Furnace Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Furnace Lane are in the top 20% of the most 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 Furnace Lane are in the top 10% of the most 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 Furnace Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Furnace Lane are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Furnace Lane

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

Unemployment in Furnace Lane

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.
2.61% of Furnace Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Furnace Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Furnace Lane. The proportion of retirees on Furnace Lane is 2.7% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.3% of Furnace Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Furnace Lane

The proportion of home owners on Furnace Lane is 2.41% higher than the national average of 62%. 18.64% of properties in Furnace Lane are private rented and 16.1% are social rented.
64.41% of residents of Furnace Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Furnace Lane residents

The proportion if Furnace Lane residents born in the UK is 0.13% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 17.22% of Furnace Lane residents were born outside the UK.
82.78% of Furnace Lane residents were born in the UK

Furnace Lane Summary

With house prices in Furnace Lane less than the average for Shropshire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Furnace Lane has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Furnace Lane maybe difficult.

Furnace Lane has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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