Chestnut Crescent, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

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

Geography

Chestnut Crescent is located in the Normanton ward of the Wakefield district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.688277, -1.419995
Grid Ref SE384214
Suburb Normanton
Constituency Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
Postcodes WF6 1JN

House Prices

The average house price in Chestnut Crescent is 22.72% lower than the rest of Wakefield. The last sale we have on record is 15 Chestnut Crescent, that sold for £176,000. The average house price in Wakefield is £166,292 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Chestnut Crescent

Date No. Type Price
02/08/2023 15 Semi £176,000
07/02/2022 10 Semi £118,000
14/08/2020 9 Semi £112,500

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

Crime in Chestnut Crescent, West Yorkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-yorkshire Police in Chestnut Crescent 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 Chestnut Crescent and compared that to the average for the Normanton ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Chestnut Crescent

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 Chestnut Crescent is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Chestnut Crescent 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 Chestnut Crescent experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Chestnut Crescent 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 Chestnut Crescent involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Chestnut Crescent 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 Chestnut Crescent are in the top 30% 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 Chestnut Crescent, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Chestnut Crescent are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Chestnut Crescent

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

Unemployment in Chestnut Crescent

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.
3.14% of Chestnut Crescent residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Chestnut Crescent

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Chestnut Crescent. The proportion of retirees on Chestnut Crescent is 2.92% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.52% of Chestnut Crescent residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Chestnut Crescent

The proportion of home owners on Chestnut Crescent is 16.03% lower than the national average of 62%. 9.68% of properties in Chestnut Crescent are private rented and 43.55% are social rented.
45.97% of residents of Chestnut Crescent own their home

Country of Birth of Chestnut Crescent residents

The proportion if Chestnut Crescent residents born in the UK is 8.83% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.52% of Chestnut Crescent residents were born outside the UK.
91.48% of Chestnut Crescent residents were born in the UK

Chestnut Crescent Summary

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

Chestnut Crescent 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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