Willow Drive, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Willow Drive is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Willow Drive has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Willow Drive is located in the Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward of the Wakefield district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.620507, -1.413002
Grid Ref SE389139
Suburb Havercroft with Cold Hiendley
Constituency Hemsworth
Postcodes WF1 5LN, WF4 2QA, WF9 4RS

House Prices

The average house price in Willow Drive is 31.25% lower than the rest of Wakefield. The last sale we have on record is 15 Willow Drive, that sold for £106,000. The average house price in Wakefield is £166,292 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Willow Drive

Date No. Type Price
14/10/2022 15 Semi £106,000
09/12/2021 17 Detached £225,000
26/11/2021 16 Detached £174,000
16/11/2020 25 £1,780

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

Crime in Willow Drive, West Yorkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Police in Willow Drive 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 Willow Drive and compared that to the average for the Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Willow Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Crofton, Ryhill and Walton ward

Social economic statistics for Willow Drive

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 Willow Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Willow Drive 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 Willow Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Willow Drive are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Willow Drive

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

Unemployment in Willow Drive

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.
3.21% of Willow Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Willow Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Willow Drive. The proportion of retirees on Willow Drive is 0.25% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
18.35% of Willow Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Willow Drive

The proportion of home owners on Willow Drive is 17.65% higher than the national average of 62%. 18.61% of properties in Willow Drive are private rented and 1.3% are social rented.
79.65% of residents of Willow Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Willow Drive residents

The proportion if Willow Drive residents born in the UK is 12.04% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.31% of Willow Drive residents were born outside the UK.
94.69% of Willow Drive residents were born in the UK

Willow Drive Summary

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

Willow Drive 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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