Is The Homestead in Doncaster a nice place to live?

The Homestead is classified by the ONS as Young Hard-Pressed Families. The Homestead is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

The Homestead is located in the Bentley ward of the Doncaster district in South Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.549433, -1.14299
Grid Ref SE568062
Suburb Town Centre
Constituency Doncaster North
Postcodes DN5 0RT

House Prices

The average house price in The Homestead is 47.89% lower than the rest of Doncaster. The last sale we have on record is 96 The Homestead, that sold for £87,000. The average house price in Doncaster is £103,521 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in The Homestead

Date No. Type Price
26/08/2022 96 Terrace £87,000
27/01/2022 88 Terrace £55,000
21/01/2022 89 Terrace £68,000

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

Crime in The Homestead, South Yorkshire

There were 5 street crime incidents in The Homestead in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by South-yorkshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in The Homestead
# Category Outcome
1 Burglary Under investigation
2 Criminal Damage Arson Under investigation
3 Other Theft Unable to prosecute suspect
4 Vehicle Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified
5 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 The Homestead and compared that to the average for the Bentley ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Homestead, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bentley ward

Social economic statistics for The Homestead

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for The Homestead

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

Unemployment in The Homestead

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.
9.96% of The Homestead residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Homestead

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Homestead. The proportion of retirees on The Homestead is 7.05% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
11.55% of The Homestead residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Homestead

The proportion of home owners on The Homestead is 24.94% lower than the national average of 62%. 24.48% of properties in The Homestead are private rented and 37.06% are social rented.
37.06% of residents of The Homestead own their home

Country of Birth of The Homestead residents

The proportion if The Homestead residents born in the UK is 7.7% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.65% of The Homestead residents were born outside the UK.
90.35% of The Homestead residents were born in the UK

The Homestead Summary

With house prices in The Homestead less than the average for South Yorkshire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. The Homestead is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. The Homestead has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in The Homestead maybe easier than surrounding areas.

The Homestead 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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