Alexandra Drive, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Alexandra Drive is classified by the ONS as Young Hard-Pressed Families. Alexandra Drive is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Alexandra Drive is located in the Normanton ward of the Wakefield district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.688556, -1.416326
Grid Ref SE386215
Suburb Normanton
Constituency Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
Postcodes WF6 1JT, WF6 1JY, WF6 1JZ

House Prices

The average house price in Alexandra Drive is 18.78% lower than the rest of Wakefield. The last sale we have on record is 19 Alexandra Drive, that sold for £150,000. The average house price in Wakefield is £166,292 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Alexandra Drive

Date No. Type Price
16/09/2022 19 Semi £150,000
31/08/2021 11 Terrace £150,000
14/12/2020 52 Semi £120,000

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

Crime in Alexandra Drive, West Yorkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-yorkshire Police in Alexandra Drive during July 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 Alexandra Drive and compared that to the average for the Normanton ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Alexandra Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Normanton ward

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

2021 Census for Alexandra Drive

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

Unemployment in Alexandra 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.
1.98% of Alexandra Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Alexandra Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Alexandra Drive. The proportion of retirees on Alexandra Drive is 1.21% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.39% of Alexandra Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Alexandra Drive

The proportion of home owners on Alexandra Drive is 15.97% lower than the national average of 62%. 8.73% of properties in Alexandra Drive are private rented and 45.24% are social rented.
46.03% of residents of Alexandra Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Alexandra Drive residents

The proportion if Alexandra Drive residents born in the UK is 7.56% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.79% of Alexandra Drive residents were born outside the UK.
90.21% of Alexandra Drive residents were born in the UK

Alexandra Drive Summary

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

Alexandra 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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