Church Lane, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Church Lane is classified by the ONS as Ageing Industrious Workers. Church Lane is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Church Lane is located in the Normanton ward of the Wakefield district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.695533, -1.420501
Grid Ref SE383222
Suburb Normanton
Constituency Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford

House Prices

The average house price in Church Lane is 13.34% higher than the rest of Wakefield. The last sale we have on record is 23B Church Lane, that sold for £145,000. The average house price in Wakefield is £166,292 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Church Lane

Date No. Type Price
30/06/2023 23B Terrace £145,000
09/11/2022 165 £130,000
04/11/2022 105 Semi £402,500
30/09/2022 40 Terrace £137,000
30/09/2022 29 Semi £145,000
08/08/2022 111 Semi £355,000
03/08/2022 30 Terrace £105,000
22/07/2022 15 Semi £129,000
08/07/2022 44 Terrace £150,000
06/07/2022 36 Semi £178,000

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

Crime in Church Lane, West Yorkshire

There were 7 street crime incidents in Church Lane 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 Church Lane
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Other Theft Unable to prosecute suspect
3 Public Order Under investigation
4 Public Order Under investigation
5 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect
6 Violent Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified
7 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect

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 Church Lane and compared that to the average for the Normanton ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Church Lane

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

2021 Census for Church Lane

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

Unemployment in Church Lane

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.
2.91% of Church Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Church Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Church Lane. The proportion of retirees on Church Lane is 4.56% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.04% of Church Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Church Lane

The proportion of home owners on Church Lane is 11.58% higher than the national average of 62%. 12.74% of properties in Church Lane are private rented and 12.74% are social rented.
73.58% of residents of Church Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Church Lane residents

The proportion if Church Lane residents born in the UK is 9.2% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.15% of Church Lane residents were born outside the UK.
91.85% of Church Lane residents were born in the UK

Church Lane Summary

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

Church Lane 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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