Ridgeway Drive, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Ridgeway Drive is classified by the ONS as Indian Tech Achievers. Ridgeway Drive is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Ridgeway Drive is located in the Penn ward of the Wolverhampton district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.555038, -2.151932
Grid Ref SO897952
Suburb Penn
Constituency Wolverhampton South West
Postcodes WV4 5NU

House Prices

The average house price in Ridgeway Drive is 43.88% higher than the rest of Wolverhampton. The last sale we have on record is 3 Ridgeway Drive, that sold for £278,000. The average house price in Wolverhampton is £156,010 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Ridgeway Drive

Date No. Type Price
15/03/2021 3 Detached £278,000

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Crime in Ridgeway Drive, West Midlands

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-midlands Police in Ridgeway Drive during July 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 Ridgeway Drive and compared that to the average for the Penn ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Ridgeway Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Penn ward

Social economic statistics for Ridgeway 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 Ridgeway Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Ridgeway 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 Ridgeway Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Ridgeway 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 Ridgeway Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Ridgeway 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 Ridgeway Drive are in the top 30% 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 Ridgeway Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Ridgeway Drive are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Ridgeway Drive

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

Unemployment in Ridgeway 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.
3.07% of Ridgeway Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ridgeway Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ridgeway Drive. The proportion of retirees on Ridgeway Drive is 10.14% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.74% of Ridgeway Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ridgeway Drive

The proportion of home owners on Ridgeway Drive is 24.47% higher than the national average of 62%. 11.28% of properties in Ridgeway Drive are private rented and 2.26% are social rented.
86.47% of residents of Ridgeway Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Ridgeway Drive residents

The proportion if Ridgeway Drive residents born in the UK is 9.12% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.23% of Ridgeway Drive residents were born outside the UK.
91.77% of Ridgeway Drive residents were born in the UK

Ridgeway Drive Summary

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

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