York Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

York Street is classified by the ONS as Deprived Blue-Collar Terraces. York Street has an average crime rate (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

York Street is located in the Altofts and Whitwood ward of the Wakefield district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.704686, -1.432342
Grid Ref SE375232
Suburb Normanton
Constituency Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford

House Prices

The average house price in York Street is 48.87% lower than the rest of Wakefield. The last sale we have on record is 12 York Street, that sold for £99,000. The average house price in Wakefield is £166,292 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in York Street

Date No. Type Price
26/11/2021 12 Terrace £99,000
16/08/2021 2 Semi £104,000
09/07/2021 8 Terrace £85,000
23/02/2021 25 Detached £190,000
11/09/2020 22 Terrace £80,500

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

Crime in York Street, West Yorkshire

There were 4 street crime incidents in York Street 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 York Street
# Category Outcome
1 Public Order Under investigation
2 Violent Crime Under investigation
3 Violent Crime Under investigation
4 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 York Street and compared that to the average for the Altofts and Whitwood ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in York Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Altofts and Whitwood ward

Social economic statistics for York Street

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 York Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean York Street 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 York Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around York Street are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around York Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in York Street are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 York Street are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 York Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in York Street are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for York Street

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

Unemployment in York Street

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.
1.6% of York Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in York Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of York Street. The proportion of retirees on York Street is 4.24% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.36% of York Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in York Street

The proportion of home owners on York Street is 12% lower than the national average of 62%. 38.52% of properties in York Street are private rented and 11.48% are social rented.
50% of residents of York Street own their home

Country of Birth of York Street residents

The proportion if York Street residents born in the UK is 10.87% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.48% of York Street residents were born outside the UK.
93.52% of York Street residents were born in the UK

York Street Summary

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

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