Lake View, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Lake View is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Lake View is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Lake View is located in the Wakefield Rural ward of the Wakefield district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.637843, -1.501814
Grid Ref SE330158
Suburb Crigglestone
Constituency Wakefield
Postcodes WF2 7SN, WF8 1JH, WF8 1JJ, WF8 1PA

House Prices

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

Crime in Lake View, West Yorkshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Lake View in May 2024. These are the latest figures released by West-yorkshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: May 2024
May 2024 Crime Incidents in Lake View
# Category Outcome
1 Robbery 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 Lake View and compared that to the average for the Wakefield Rural ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Lake View, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Wakefield Rural ward

Social economic statistics for Lake View

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 Lake View is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Lake View 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 Lake View experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Lake View are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Lake View involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Lake View are in the top 30% 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 Lake View are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Lake View, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Lake View are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Lake View

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

Unemployment in Lake View

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.
3.27% of Lake View residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lake View

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lake View. The proportion of retirees on Lake View is 13.76% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
32.36% of Lake View residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lake View

The proportion of home owners on Lake View is 13.52% higher than the national average of 62%. 20.98% of properties in Lake View are private rented and 2.1% are social rented.
75.52% of residents of Lake View own their home

Country of Birth of Lake View residents

The proportion if Lake View residents born in the UK is 13.27% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.08% of Lake View residents were born outside the UK.
95.92% of Lake View residents were born in the UK

Lake View Summary

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

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