Is Oakes Road South in Kirklees a nice place to live?

Oakes Road South is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix. Oakes Road South has an average crime rate (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Oakes Road South is located in the Lindley ward of the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.652827, -1.825155
Grid Ref SE116173
Suburb Oakes
Constituency Colne Valley
Postcodes HD3 4XT

House Prices

The average house price in Oakes Road South is 100% higher than the rest of Kirklees. The last sale we have on record is 96 Oakes Road South, that sold for £284,750. The average house price in Kirklees is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Oakes Road South

Date No. Type Price
04/11/2022 96 Semi £284,750

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

Crime in Oakes Road South, West Yorkshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Oakes Road South 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 Oakes Road South
# Category Outcome
1 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 Oakes Road South and compared that to the average for the Lindley ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Oakes Road South, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Lindley ward

Social economic statistics for Oakes Road South

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 Oakes Road South is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Oakes Road South 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 Oakes Road South experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Oakes Road South are in the top 40% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Oakes Road South involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Oakes Road South are in the top 30% 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 Oakes Road South 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 Oakes Road South, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Oakes Road South are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Oakes Road South

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

Unemployment in Oakes Road South

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.
3.01% of Oakes Road South residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Oakes Road South

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Oakes Road South. The proportion of retirees on Oakes Road South is 6.7% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
25.3% of Oakes Road South residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Oakes Road South

The proportion of home owners on Oakes Road South is 6.79% higher than the national average of 62%. 16.31% of properties in Oakes Road South are private rented and 14.89% are social rented.
68.79% of residents of Oakes Road South own their home

Country of Birth of Oakes Road South residents

The proportion if Oakes Road South residents born in the UK is 5.95% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 11.4% of Oakes Road South residents were born outside the UK.
88.6% of Oakes Road South residents were born in the UK

Oakes Road South Summary

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

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