Wentworth Drive, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Wentworth Drive is classified by the ONS as Challenged Transitionaries. Wentworth Drive is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Wentworth Drive is located in the South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward of the Wakefield district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.597546, -1.315709
Grid Ref SE453114
Suburb South Kirkby and Moorthorpe
Constituency Hemsworth
Postcodes WF4 1LH, WF9 3RY, WF9 3RZ, WF9 3SZ

House Prices

The average house price in Wentworth Drive is 16.44% higher than the rest of Wakefield. The last sale we have on record is 48 Wentworth Drive, that sold for £202,000. The average house price in Wakefield is £166,292 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Wentworth Drive

Date No. Type Price
29/11/2022 48 Detached £202,000
21/10/2021 23 Detached £225,000
21/10/2021 38 Detached £170,000

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

Crime in Wentworth Drive, West Yorkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-yorkshire Police in Wentworth Drive 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 Wentworth Drive and compared that to the average for the South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Wentworth Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward

Social economic statistics for Wentworth Drive

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 Wentworth Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Wentworth Drive 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 Wentworth Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Wentworth Drive are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Wentworth Drive

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

Unemployment in Wentworth Drive

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.
5.46% of Wentworth Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Wentworth Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Wentworth Drive. The proportion of retirees on Wentworth Drive is 2.75% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.85% of Wentworth Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Wentworth Drive

The proportion of home owners on Wentworth Drive is 42% lower than the national average of 62%. 8.33% of properties in Wentworth Drive are private rented and 70% are social rented.
20% of residents of Wentworth Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Wentworth Drive residents

The proportion if Wentworth Drive residents born in the UK is 12.53% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.82% of Wentworth Drive residents were born outside the UK.
95.18% of Wentworth Drive residents were born in the UK

Wentworth Drive Summary

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

Wentworth Drive 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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