Moor Lane, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Moor Lane is classified by the ONS as Older Farming Communities. Moor Lane has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Moor Lane is located in the Pontefract South ward of the Wakefield district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.651734, -1.264995
Grid Ref SE486174
Suburb Darrington
Constituency Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
Postcodes WF8 3HP, WF8 3JN, WF8 3RZ

House Prices

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

Crime in Moor Lane, West Yorkshire

There were 3 street crime incidents in Moor Lane 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 Moor Lane
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Anti Social Behaviour -
3 Vehicle 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 Moor Lane and compared that to the average for the Pontefract South ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Moor Lane

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 Moor Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Moor Lane 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 Moor Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Moor Lane are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Moor Lane

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

Unemployment in Moor Lane

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.
0.5% of Moor Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Moor Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Moor Lane. The proportion of retirees on Moor Lane is 33.4% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
52% of Moor Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Moor Lane

The proportion of home owners on Moor Lane is 12.78% higher than the national average of 62%. 25.22% of properties in Moor Lane are private rented and 0% are social rented.
74.78% of residents of Moor Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Moor Lane residents

The proportion if Moor Lane residents born in the UK is 13.95% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.4% of Moor Lane residents were born outside the UK.
96.6% of Moor Lane residents were born in the UK

Moor Lane Summary

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

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