Brick Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Brick Street is classified by the ONS as Communal Retirement. Brick Street has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Brick Street is located in the Wakefield North ward of the Wakefield district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.686019, -1.534996
Grid Ref SE308211
Suburb Alverthorpe
Constituency Wakefield
Postcodes WF2 9LX

House Prices

The average house price in Brick Street is 19.64% lower than the rest of Wakefield. The last sale we have on record is 32 Brick Street, that sold for £190,000. The average house price in Wakefield is £166,292 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Brick Street

Date No. Type Price
14/11/2022 32 Semi £190,000
06/12/2021 12 Semi £90,000
24/09/2021 22 Semi £179,950
11/06/2021 29 Terrace £105,000
23/04/2021 35 Semi £130,000
04/06/2020 19 Terrace £192,995

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

Crime in Brick Street, West Yorkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-yorkshire Police in Brick Street 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 Brick Street and compared that to the average for the Wakefield North ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Brick Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Wakefield North ward

Social economic statistics for Brick Street

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

2021 Census for Brick Street

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

Unemployment in Brick Street

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.
2.55% of Brick Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Brick Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Brick Street. The proportion of retirees on Brick Street is 2.25% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
20.85% of Brick Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Brick Street

The proportion of home owners on Brick Street is 6.1% higher than the national average of 62%. 24.14% of properties in Brick Street are private rented and 7.76% are social rented.
68.1% of residents of Brick Street own their home

Country of Birth of Brick Street residents

The proportion if Brick Street residents born in the UK is 12.26% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.09% of Brick Street residents were born outside the UK.
94.91% of Brick Street residents were born in the UK

Brick Street Summary

With house prices in Brick Street less than the average for West Yorkshire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Brick Street has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Brick Street maybe difficult.

Brick Street 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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