Abbey Drive, Stafford, Staffordshire

Abbey Drive is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Abbey Drive is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Abbey Drive is located in the Haywood & Hixon ward of the Stafford district in Staffordshire.
Coordinates 52.793622, -1.989681
Grid Ref SK007217
Suburb Colwich
Constituency Stafford
Postcodes ST18 0QQ

House Prices

The average house price in Abbey Drive is 43.31% higher than the rest of Stafford. The last sale we have on record is 5 Abbey Drive, that sold for £350,000. The average house price in Stafford is £198,398 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Abbey Drive

Date No. Type Price
05/09/2022 5 Detached £350,000

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Crime in Abbey Drive, Staffordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Staffordshire Police in Abbey 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 Abbey Drive and compared that to the average for the Haywood & Hixon ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Abbey Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Haywood & Hixon ward

Social economic statistics for Abbey 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 Abbey Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Abbey 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 Abbey Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Abbey Drive 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 Abbey Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Abbey Drive are in the top 10% 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 Abbey 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 Abbey Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Abbey Drive are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Abbey Drive

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

Unemployment in Abbey 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% of Abbey Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Abbey Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Abbey Drive. The proportion of retirees on Abbey Drive is 27.62% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
46.22% of Abbey Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Abbey Drive

The proportion of home owners on Abbey Drive is 34.8% higher than the national average of 62%. 2.4% of properties in Abbey Drive are private rented and 0.8% are social rented.
96.8% of residents of Abbey Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Abbey Drive residents

The proportion if Abbey Drive residents born in the UK is 13.67% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.68% of Abbey Drive residents were born outside the UK.
96.32% of Abbey Drive residents were born in the UK

Abbey Drive Summary

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

Abbey 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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