Is Oakwood Park in Leeds a nice place to live?

Oakwood Park is classified by the ONS as Inner City Ethnic Mix. Oakwood Park is in the lowest 40% 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

Oakwood Park is located in the Roundhay ward of the Leeds district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.824113, -1.497405
Grid Ref SE331365
Suburb Oakwood
Constituency Leeds North East
Postcodes LS8 2PJ

House Prices

The average house price in Oakwood Park is 69.78% higher than the rest of Leeds. The last sale we have on record is 12 Oakwood Park, that sold for £753,000. The average house price in Leeds is £192,194 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Oakwood Park

Date No. Type Price
27/01/2021 12 Detached £753,000
15/07/2020 18 Detached £680,000
31/01/2020 9 Detached £475,000

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

Crime in Oakwood Park, West Yorkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-yorkshire Police in Oakwood Park during September 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 Oakwood Park and compared that to the average for the Roundhay ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Oakwood Park, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Roundhay ward

Social economic statistics for Oakwood Park

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 Oakwood Park is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Oakwood Park 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 Oakwood Park experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Oakwood Park are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Oakwood Park involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Oakwood Park are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Oakwood Park are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Oakwood Park, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Oakwood Park are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Oakwood Park

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

Unemployment in Oakwood Park

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.
3.79% of Oakwood Park residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Oakwood Park

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Oakwood Park. The proportion of retirees on Oakwood Park is 1.74% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
20.34% of Oakwood Park residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Oakwood Park

The proportion of home owners on Oakwood Park is 13.38% higher than the national average of 62%. 23.85% of properties in Oakwood Park are private rented and 0.77% are social rented.
75.38% of residents of Oakwood Park own their home

Country of Birth of Oakwood Park residents

The proportion if Oakwood Park residents born in the UK is 0.73% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 16.62% of Oakwood Park residents were born outside the UK.
83.38% of Oakwood Park residents were born in the UK

Oakwood Park Summary

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

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