School Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

School Road is classified by the ONS as Industrious Hardship. School Road is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

School Road is located in the Wakefield West ward of the Wakefield district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.67143, -1.534869
Grid Ref SE308195
Suburb Lupset
Constituency Wakefield
Postcodes WF2 8LT, WF8 2AH, WF8 2AJ

House Prices

The average house price in School Road is 30.17% lower than the rest of Wakefield. The last sale we have on record is 5 School Road, that sold for £160,000. The average house price in Wakefield is £166,292 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in School Road

Date No. Type Price
09/04/2021 5 Semi £160,000
26/11/2020 15 Semi £141,000
24/06/2020 5 Semi £85,000
17/01/2020 42 Semi £125,000

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

Crime in School Road, West Yorkshire

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

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in School Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Wakefield West ward

Social economic statistics for School Road

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for School Road

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

Unemployment in School Road

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.
4.39% of School Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in School Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of School Road. The proportion of retirees on School Road is 4.33% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
22.93% of School Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in School Road

The proportion of home owners on School Road is 10.15% lower than the national average of 62%. 11.11% of properties in School Road are private rented and 37.04% are social rented.
51.85% of residents of School Road own their home

Country of Birth of School Road residents

The proportion if School Road residents born in the UK is 9.63% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.72% of School Road residents were born outside the UK.
92.28% of School Road residents were born in the UK

School Road Summary

With house prices in School Road less than the average for West Yorkshire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. School Road is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. School Road has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in School Road maybe easier than surrounding areas.

School Road 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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