Offa Drive, Oswestry, Shropshire

Offa Drive is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Offa Drive is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Offa Drive is located in the Oswestry East ward of the Shropshire district in Shropshire.
Coordinates 52.865604, -3.046905
Grid Ref SJ296303
Suburb Oswestry
Constituency North Shropshire
Postcodes SY11 1HA

House Prices

The average house price in Offa Drive is 9.1% lower than the rest of Oswestry. The last sale we have on record is 6 Offa Drive, that sold for £170,000. The average house price in Oswestry is £185,472 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Offa Drive

Date No. Type Price
30/06/2022 6 Detached £170,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Offa Drive, Shropshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-mercia Police in Offa Drive 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 Offa Drive and compared that to the average for the Oswestry East ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Offa Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Oswestry East ward

Social economic statistics for Offa Drive

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 Offa Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Offa Drive 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 Offa Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Offa Drive are in the top 40% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Offa Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Offa Drive are in the top 40% 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 Offa Drive 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 Offa Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Offa Drive are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Offa Drive

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

Unemployment in Offa Drive

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.
1.71% of Offa Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Offa Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Offa Drive. The proportion of retirees on Offa Drive is 3.66% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
22.26% of Offa Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Offa Drive

The proportion of home owners on Offa Drive is 14.62% higher than the national average of 62%. 19.48% of properties in Offa Drive are private rented and 3.25% are social rented.
76.62% of residents of Offa Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Offa Drive residents

The proportion if Offa Drive residents born in the UK is 4.78% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 12.57% of Offa Drive residents were born outside the UK.
87.43% of Offa Drive residents were born in the UK

Offa Drive Summary

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

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