Briar Drive, Kirklees, West Yorkshire

Briar Drive is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families. Briar Drive is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Briar Drive is located in the Dewsbury West ward of the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.701603, -1.657305
Grid Ref SE227228
Suburb Dewsbury Moor
Constituency Dewsbury
Postcodes WF13 4NJ, WF13 4QY

House Prices

The average house price in Briar Drive is 100% higher than the rest of Kirklees. The last sale we have on record is 59 Briar Drive, that sold for £135,000. The average house price in Kirklees is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Briar Drive

Date No. Type Price
29/09/2022 59 Terrace £135,000
19/07/2021 9 Semi £130,000
30/04/2021 53 Terrace £160,000
16/04/2021 47 Detached £140,000

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Crime in Briar Drive, West Yorkshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Briar Drive in July 2024. These are the latest figures released by West-yorkshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: July 2024
July 2024 Crime Incidents in Briar Drive
# Category Outcome
1 Vehicle 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 Briar Drive and compared that to the average for the Dewsbury West ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Briar Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Dewsbury West ward

Social economic statistics for Briar 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 Briar Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Briar 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 Briar Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Briar Drive are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Briar Drive

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

Unemployment in Briar 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.
3.2% of Briar Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Briar Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Briar Drive. The proportion of retirees on Briar Drive is 4.37% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.23% of Briar Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Briar Drive

The proportion of home owners on Briar Drive is 4.67% higher than the national average of 62%. 33.33% of properties in Briar Drive are private rented and 0% are social rented.
66.67% of residents of Briar Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Briar Drive residents

The proportion if Briar Drive residents born in the UK is 5.44% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 11.91% of Briar Drive residents were born outside the UK.
88.09% of Briar Drive residents were born in the UK

Briar Drive Summary

With house prices in Briar Drive less than the average for West Yorkshire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Briar Drive has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Briar Drive maybe difficult.

Briar 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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