Is Victoria Avenue in Bradford a nice place to live?

Victoria Avenue is classified by the ONS as Ageing in Suburbia. Victoria Avenue 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

Victoria Avenue is located in the Ilkley ward of the Bradford district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.922883, -1.840323
Grid Ref SE105474
Suburb Ilkley
Constituency Keighley

House Prices

The average house price in Victoria Avenue is 74.32% higher than the rest of Bradford. The last sale we have on record is 14 Victoria Avenue, that sold for £180,000. The average house price in Bradford is £115,594 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Victoria Avenue

Date No. Type Price
11/11/2022 14 Semi £180,000
13/10/2022 4 £442,000
21/07/2022 12 Detached £1,100,000
06/07/2022 16 Terrace £69,000
05/07/2022 12 Terrace £460,000
01/04/2022 9 Semi £412,500
23/03/2022 10 Semi £180,000
21/03/2022 26 Semi £160,000
30/07/2021 13 Terrace £170,000
11/06/2021 8 Semi £159,950

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

Crime in Victoria Avenue, West Yorkshire

There were 2 street crime incidents in Victoria Avenue 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 Victoria Avenue
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Under investigation
2 Violent Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified

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 Victoria Avenue and compared that to the average for the Ilkley ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Victoria Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Ilkley ward

Social economic statistics for Victoria Avenue

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

2021 Census for Victoria Avenue

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

Unemployment in Victoria Avenue

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.
0.54% of Victoria Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Victoria Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Victoria Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Victoria Avenue is 21.07% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
39.67% of Victoria Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Victoria Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Victoria Avenue is 32.97% higher than the national average of 62%. 4.4% of properties in Victoria Avenue are private rented and 0.63% are social rented.
94.97% of residents of Victoria Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Victoria Avenue residents

The proportion if Victoria Avenue residents born in the UK is 14.2% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.15% of Victoria Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
96.85% of Victoria Avenue residents were born in the UK

Victoria Avenue Summary

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

Victoria Avenue 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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