Is Hawkeswell Drive in Dudley a nice place to live?

Hawkeswell Drive is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Hawkeswell Drive is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Hawkeswell Drive is located in the Kingswinford North and Wall Heath ward of the Dudley district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.507893, -2.16467
Grid Ref SO889900
Suburb The Straits
Constituency Dudley South
Postcodes DY6 7ST

House Prices

The average house price in Hawkeswell Drive is 2.85% higher than the rest of Dudley. The last sale we have on record is 43 Hawkeswell Drive, that sold for £204,000. The average house price in Dudley is £168,314 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Hawkeswell Drive

Date No. Type Price
12/04/2022 43 Terrace £204,000
28/06/2021 39 Terrace £180,000
24/11/2020 8 Flat £176,000
14/02/2020 34 Flat £133,000

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

Crime in Hawkeswell Drive, West Midlands

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-midlands Police in Hawkeswell 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 Hawkeswell Drive and compared that to the average for the Kingswinford North and Wall Heath ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Hawkeswell Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Kingswinford North and Wall Heath ward

Social economic statistics for Hawkeswell 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 Hawkeswell Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Hawkeswell 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 Hawkeswell Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Hawkeswell 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 Hawkeswell Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Hawkeswell Drive are in the top 40% 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 Hawkeswell Drive 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 Hawkeswell Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Hawkeswell Drive are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Hawkeswell Drive

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

Unemployment in Hawkeswell 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.
1.72% of Hawkeswell Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Hawkeswell Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Hawkeswell Drive. The proportion of retirees on Hawkeswell Drive is 13.36% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
31.96% of Hawkeswell Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Hawkeswell Drive

The proportion of home owners on Hawkeswell Drive is 13% higher than the national average of 62%. 20.73% of properties in Hawkeswell Drive are private rented and 3.05% are social rented.
75% of residents of Hawkeswell Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Hawkeswell Drive residents

The proportion if Hawkeswell Drive residents born in the UK is 10.51% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.84% of Hawkeswell Drive residents were born outside the UK.
93.16% of Hawkeswell Drive residents were born in the UK

Hawkeswell Drive Summary

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

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