Beechwood, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Beechwood is classified by the ONS as Industrious Transitions. Beechwood is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Beechwood is located in the Pontefract South ward of the Wakefield district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.687815, -1.323302
Grid Ref SE447214
Suburb Airedale
Constituency Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
Postcodes WF8 4EF

House Prices

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

Crime in Beechwood, West Yorkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-yorkshire Police in Beechwood during May 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 Beechwood and compared that to the average for the Pontefract South ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Beechwood, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Pontefract South ward

Social economic statistics for Beechwood

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Beechwood

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

Unemployment in Beechwood

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.
3.83% of Beechwood residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Beechwood

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Beechwood. The proportion of retirees on Beechwood is 10.34% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.94% of Beechwood residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Beechwood

The proportion of home owners on Beechwood is 3.32% higher than the national average of 62%. 21.77% of properties in Beechwood are private rented and 12.9% are social rented.
65.32% of residents of Beechwood own their home

Country of Birth of Beechwood residents

The proportion if Beechwood residents born in the UK is 14.4% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.95% of Beechwood residents were born outside the UK.
97.05% of Beechwood residents were born in the UK

Beechwood Summary

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

Beechwood 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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