The Gorse, Rotherham, South Yorkshire

The Gorse is classified by the ONS as Ageing in Suburbia. The Gorse is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

The Gorse is located in the Hellaby ward of the Rotherham district in South Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.41539, -1.284527
Grid Ref SK476911
Suburb Wickersley
Constituency Rother Valley
Postcodes S65 3DQ, S66 0BQ, S66 1BQ

House Prices

The average house price in The Gorse is 73.46% higher than the rest of Rotherham. The last sale we have on record is 7 The Gorse, that sold for £600,000. The average house price in Rotherham is £103,523 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in The Gorse

Date No. Type Price
13/05/2022 7 Detached £600,000
06/03/2020 3 Semi £180,000

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 Gorse, South Yorkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by South-yorkshire Police in The Gorse 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 The Gorse and compared that to the average for the Hellaby ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Gorse, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Hellaby ward

Social economic statistics for The Gorse

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for The Gorse

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

Unemployment in The Gorse

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.
0.35% of The Gorse residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Gorse

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Gorse. The proportion of retirees on The Gorse is 37.19% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
55.79% of The Gorse residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Gorse

The proportion of home owners on The Gorse is 26.39% higher than the national average of 62%. 11.61% of properties in The Gorse are private rented and 0% are social rented.
88.39% of residents of The Gorse own their home

Country of Birth of The Gorse residents

The proportion if The Gorse residents born in the UK is 16.03% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 1.32% of The Gorse residents were born outside the UK.
98.68% of The Gorse residents were born in the UK

The Gorse Summary

With house prices in The Gorse more than the average for South Yorkshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. The Gorse is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. The Gorse has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in The Gorse maybe difficult.

The Gorse has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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