Is Prestwood Drive in South Staffordshire a nice place to live?

Prestwood Drive is classified by the ONS as Detached Rural Retirement. Prestwood Drive has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Prestwood Drive is located in the Kinver ward of the South Staffordshire district in Staffordshire.
Coordinates 52.467286, -2.189842
Grid Ref SO872854
Suburb Kinver
Constituency South Staffordshire
Postcodes DY7 6QS, DY7 6RY, DY7 6RZ

House Prices

The average house price in Prestwood Drive is 100% higher than the rest of South Staffordshire. The last sale we have on record is SOUTH DOWN Prestwood Drive, that sold for £850,000. The average house price in South Staffordshire is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Prestwood Drive

Date No. Type Price
05/01/2022 SOUTH DOWN Detached £850,000
14/05/2021 BEAM ENDS Detached £725,000

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

Crime in Prestwood Drive, Staffordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Staffordshire Police in Prestwood 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 Prestwood Drive and compared that to the average for the Kinver ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Prestwood Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Kinver ward

Social economic statistics for Prestwood 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 Prestwood Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Prestwood 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 Prestwood Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Prestwood Drive are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Prestwood Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Prestwood Drive 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 Prestwood Drive are in the top 20% 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 Prestwood Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Prestwood Drive are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Prestwood Drive

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

Unemployment in Prestwood 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.
0.89% of Prestwood Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Prestwood Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Prestwood Drive. The proportion of retirees on Prestwood Drive is 23.81% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
42.41% of Prestwood Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Prestwood Drive

The proportion of home owners on Prestwood Drive is 22.24% higher than the national average of 62%. 14.78% of properties in Prestwood Drive are private rented and 0.99% are social rented.
84.24% of residents of Prestwood Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Prestwood Drive residents

The proportion if Prestwood Drive residents born in the UK is 14.93% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.42% of Prestwood Drive residents were born outside the UK.
97.58% of Prestwood Drive residents were born in the UK

Prestwood Drive Summary

With house prices in Prestwood Drive more than the average for Staffordshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Prestwood Drive has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Prestwood Drive maybe difficult.

Prestwood Drive 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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