Queen’s Avenue, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Queen's Avenue is classified by the ONS as Outer City Hardship. Queen's Avenue is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Queen's Avenue is located in the Pontefract North ward of the Wakefield district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.684819, -1.327544
Grid Ref SE445211
Suburb Airedale
Constituency Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
Postcodes WF8 4SA

House Prices

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

Crime in Queen's Avenue, West Yorkshire

There were 3 street crime incidents in Queen's Avenue 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 Queen's Avenue
# Category Outcome
1 Public Order Investigation complete; no suspect identified
2 Violent Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified
3 Violent Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified

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 Queen's Avenue and compared that to the average for the Pontefract North ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Queen's Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Pontefract North ward

Social economic statistics for Queen's Avenue

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Queen's Avenue

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

Unemployment in Queen's Avenue

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.
4.43% of Queen's Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Queen's Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Queen's Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Queen's Avenue is 9.97% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.57% of Queen's Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Queen's Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Queen's Avenue is 41.1% lower than the national average of 62%. 7.46% of properties in Queen's Avenue are private rented and 71.64% are social rented.
20.9% of residents of Queen's Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Queen's Avenue residents

The proportion if Queen's Avenue residents born in the UK is 9.35% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8% of Queen's Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
92% of Queen's Avenue residents were born in the UK

Queen's Avenue Summary

With house prices in Queen's Avenue less than the average for West Yorkshire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Queen's Avenue is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Queen's Avenue has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Queen's Avenue maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Queen's Avenue 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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