Roberts Way, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Roberts Way is classified by the ONS as Indian Tech Achievers. Roberts Way is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Roberts Way is located in the Wakefield South ward of the Wakefield district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.659149, -1.475233
Grid Ref SE347182
Suburb Sandal Magna
Constituency Hemsworth
Postcodes WF2 6ST

House Prices

The average house price in Roberts Way is 55.26% higher than the rest of Wakefield. The last sale we have on record is 8 Roberts Way, that sold for £455,000. The average house price in Wakefield is £166,292 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Roberts Way

Date No. Type Price
04/08/2023 8 Detached £455,000
20/01/2021 8 Detached £320,000
16/09/2020 1 Detached £340,000

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

Crime in Roberts Way, West Yorkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-yorkshire Police in Roberts Way 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 Roberts Way and compared that to the average for the Wakefield South ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Roberts Way, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Wakefield South ward

Social economic statistics for Roberts Way

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 Roberts Way is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Roberts Way 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 Roberts Way experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Roberts Way are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Roberts Way involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Roberts Way are in the top 20% least 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 Roberts Way are in the top 30% least 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 Roberts Way, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Roberts Way are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Roberts Way

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

Unemployment in Roberts Way

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.
1.63% of Roberts Way residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Roberts Way

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Roberts Way. The proportion of retirees on Roberts Way is 30.99% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
49.59% of Roberts Way residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Roberts Way

The proportion of home owners on Roberts Way is 33% higher than the national average of 62%. 3.33% of properties in Roberts Way are private rented and 1.67% are social rented.
95% of residents of Roberts Way own their home

Country of Birth of Roberts Way residents

The proportion if Roberts Way residents born in the UK is 5.89% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 11.46% of Roberts Way residents were born outside the UK.
88.54% of Roberts Way residents were born in the UK

Roberts Way Summary

With house prices in Roberts Way more than the average for West Yorkshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Roberts Way is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Roberts Way has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Roberts Way maybe difficult.

Roberts Way has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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