Fulmar Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Fulmar Road is classified by the ONS as Outer City Hardship. Fulmar Road is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Fulmar Road is located in the Altofts and Whitwood ward of the Wakefield district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.71765, -1.358176
Grid Ref SE424247
Suburb Airedale
Constituency Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
Postcodes WF10 5SW

House Prices

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

Crime in Fulmar Road, West Yorkshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Fulmar Road 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 Fulmar Road
# Category Outcome
1 Other 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 Fulmar Road and compared that to the average for the Altofts and Whitwood ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Fulmar Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Altofts and Whitwood ward

Social economic statistics for Fulmar Road

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 Fulmar Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Fulmar Road 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 Fulmar Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Fulmar Road 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 Fulmar Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Fulmar Road 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 Fulmar Road are in the top 10% 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 Fulmar Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Fulmar Road are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Fulmar Road

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

Unemployment in Fulmar Road

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.
6.92% of Fulmar Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Fulmar Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Fulmar Road. The proportion of retirees on Fulmar Road is 6.02% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
12.58% of Fulmar Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Fulmar Road

The proportion of home owners on Fulmar Road is 48.73% lower than the national average of 62%. 7.96% of properties in Fulmar Road are private rented and 78.76% are social rented.
13.27% of residents of Fulmar Road own their home

Country of Birth of Fulmar Road residents

The proportion if Fulmar Road residents born in the UK is 9.43% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.92% of Fulmar Road residents were born outside the UK.
92.08% of Fulmar Road residents were born in the UK

Fulmar Road Summary

With house prices in Fulmar Road less than the average for West Yorkshire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Fulmar Road has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Fulmar Road maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Fulmar Road 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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