Is Oaks Drive in Bradford a nice place to live?

Oaks Drive is classified by the ONS as Pakistani Communities. Oaks Drive is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Oaks Drive is located in the Clayton and Fairweather Green ward of the Bradford district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.798562, -1.814469
Grid Ref SE123335
Suburb Allerton
Constituency Bradford West
Postcodes BD15 7RY, BD8 0NU, BD8 0PL

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Oaks Drive in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Oaks Drive, West Yorkshire

There were 2 street crime incidents in Oaks Drive in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by West-yorkshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Oaks Drive
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Under investigation
2 Violent Crime Under investigation

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 Oaks Drive and compared that to the average for the Clayton and Fairweather Green ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Oaks Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Clayton and Fairweather Green ward

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Oaks Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Oaks Drive are in the top 10% of the most 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 Oaks Drive are in the top 20% of the most 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 Oaks Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Oaks Drive are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Oaks Drive

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

Unemployment in Oaks 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.
3.04% of Oaks Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Oaks Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Oaks Drive. The proportion of retirees on Oaks Drive is 4.15% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.45% of Oaks Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Oaks Drive

The proportion of home owners on Oaks Drive is 13.49% lower than the national average of 62%. 32.09% of properties in Oaks Drive are private rented and 19.4% are social rented.
48.51% of residents of Oaks Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Oaks Drive residents

The proportion if Oaks Drive residents born in the UK is 10.64% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 27.99% of Oaks Drive residents were born outside the UK.
72.01% of Oaks Drive residents were born in the UK

Oaks Drive Summary

With house prices in Oaks Drive less than the average for West Yorkshire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Oaks Drive is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Oaks Drive has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Oaks Drive maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Oaks Drive has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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