Beech Grove, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Beech Grove is classified by the ONS as Industrious Hardship. Beech Grove is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Beech Grove is located in the Normanton ward of the Wakefield district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.690054, -1.419486
Grid Ref SE384216
Suburb Normanton
Constituency Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
Postcodes WF6 1DR, WF7 5AN, WF9 5JZ

House Prices

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

Crime in Beech Grove, West Yorkshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Beech Grove 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 Beech Grove
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -

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 Beech Grove and compared that to the average for the Normanton ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Beech Grove

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 Beech Grove is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Beech Grove 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 Beech Grove experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Beech Grove 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 Beech Grove involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Beech Grove 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 Beech Grove 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 Beech Grove, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Beech Grove are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Beech Grove

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

Unemployment in Beech Grove

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.
3.54% of Beech Grove residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Beech Grove

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Beech Grove. The proportion of retirees on Beech Grove is 6.21% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
12.39% of Beech Grove residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Beech Grove

The proportion of home owners on Beech Grove is 29.19% lower than the national average of 62%. 9.38% of properties in Beech Grove are private rented and 57.81% are social rented.
32.81% of residents of Beech Grove own their home

Country of Birth of Beech Grove residents

The proportion if Beech Grove residents born in the UK is 0.79% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 16.56% of Beech Grove residents were born outside the UK.
83.44% of Beech Grove residents were born in the UK

Beech Grove Summary

Beech Grove has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Beech Grove maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Beech Grove 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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