Oakengates Road, Oakengates, Shropshire

Oakengates Road is classified by the ONS as Ageing Industrious Workers. Oakengates Road is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Oakengates Road is located in the Wrockwardine Wood & Trench ward of the Telford and Wrekin district in Shropshire.
Coordinates 52.709463, -2.441684
Grid Ref SJ702125
Suburb Wrockwardine Wood and Trench
Constituency Telford
Postcodes TF2 7AT, TF2 7JZ, TF2 7LG, TF2 7LQ, TF2 7LR

House Prices

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

Crime in Oakengates Road, Shropshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-mercia Police in Oakengates Road 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 Oakengates Road and compared that to the average for the Wrockwardine Wood & Trench ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Oakengates 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 Oakengates Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Oakengates 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 Oakengates Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Oakengates Road are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Oakengates Road

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

Unemployment in Oakengates 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.
2.73% of Oakengates Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Oakengates Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Oakengates Road. The proportion of retirees on Oakengates Road is 3.67% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
22.27% of Oakengates Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Oakengates Road

The proportion of home owners on Oakengates Road is 22.16% lower than the national average of 62%. 28.13% of properties in Oakengates Road are private rented and 31.25% are social rented.
39.84% of residents of Oakengates Road own their home

Country of Birth of Oakengates Road residents

The proportion if Oakengates Road residents born in the UK is 4.94% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 12.41% of Oakengates Road residents were born outside the UK.
87.59% of Oakengates Road residents were born in the UK

Oakengates Road Summary

Oakengates Road has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Oakengates Road maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Oakengates Road 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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