Vicarage Drive, Oswestry, Shropshire

Vicarage Drive is classified by the ONS as Detached Rural Retirement. Vicarage Drive is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Vicarage Drive is located in the Oswestry South ward of the Shropshire district in Shropshire.
Coordinates 52.853848, -3.059884
Grid Ref SJ287290
Suburb Oswestry
Constituency North Shropshire
Postcodes SY11 2AH, SY11 2AL, SY11 2AN, SY11 2AP, SY11 2AW

House Prices

The average house price in Vicarage Drive is 33.76% higher than the rest of Oswestry. The last sale we have on record is 3 Vicarage Drive, that sold for £279,995. The average house price in Oswestry is £185,472 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Vicarage Drive

Date No. Type Price
14/09/2020 3 Detached £279,995

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

Crime in Vicarage Drive, Shropshire

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

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

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Vicarage Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Vicarage Drive are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Vicarage Drive are in the top 40% least 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 Vicarage Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Vicarage Drive are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Vicarage Drive

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

Unemployment in Vicarage 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.
1.21% of Vicarage Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Vicarage Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Vicarage Drive. The proportion of retirees on Vicarage Drive is 9.66% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.26% of Vicarage Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Vicarage Drive

The proportion of home owners on Vicarage Drive is 25.04% higher than the national average of 62%. 12.96% of properties in Vicarage Drive are private rented and 0% are social rented.
87.04% of residents of Vicarage Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Vicarage Drive residents

The proportion if Vicarage Drive residents born in the UK is 12.21% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.14% of Vicarage Drive residents were born outside the UK.
94.86% of Vicarage Drive residents were born in the UK

Vicarage Drive Summary

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

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