Royal Court, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Royal Court is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Royal Court is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Royal Court is located in the Pontefract South ward of the Wakefield district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.67782, -1.320131
Grid Ref SE450203
Suburb Airedale
Constituency Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
Postcodes WF8 4RX

House Prices

The average house price in Royal Court is 24.41% higher than the rest of Wakefield. The last sale we have on record is 5 Royal Court, that sold for £230,000. The average house price in Wakefield is £166,292 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Royal Court

Date No. Type Price
27/08/2021 5 Detached £230,000
02/07/2021 8 Detached £230,000
30/09/2020 14 Detached £200,000

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

Crime in Royal Court, West Yorkshire

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

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

Social economic statistics for Royal Court

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Royal Court involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Royal Court are in the top 20% least 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 Royal Court are in the top 40% least 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 Royal Court, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Royal Court are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Royal Court

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

Unemployment in Royal Court

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.
0% of Royal Court residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Royal Court

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Royal Court. The proportion of retirees on Royal Court is 27.19% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
45.79% of Royal Court residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Royal Court

The proportion of home owners on Royal Court is 31.1% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.03% of properties in Royal Court are private rented and 0.86% are social rented.
93.1% of residents of Royal Court own their home

Country of Birth of Royal Court residents

The proportion if Royal Court residents born in the UK is 15.33% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.02% of Royal Court residents were born outside the UK.
97.98% of Royal Court residents were born in the UK

Royal Court Summary

With house prices in Royal Court more than the average for West Yorkshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Royal Court is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Royal Court has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Royal Court maybe difficult.

Royal Court has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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