Wesley Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Wesley Street is classified by the ONS as Deprived Blue-Collar Terraces. Wesley Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Wesley Street is located in the South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward of the Wakefield district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.592922, -1.29956
Grid Ref SE464109
Suburb South Kirkby and Moorthorpe
Constituency Hemsworth

House Prices

The average house price in Wesley Street is 100% higher than the rest of Wakefield. The last sale we have on record is 23 Wesley Street, that sold for £115,000. The average house price in Wakefield is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Wesley Street

Date No. Type Price
01/04/2022 23 Terrace £115,000
30/10/2020 25 Terrace £99,000

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

Crime in Wesley Street, West Yorkshire

There were 7 street crime incidents in Wesley Street in May 2024. These are the latest figures released by West-yorkshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: May 2024
May 2024 Crime Incidents in Wesley Street
# Category Outcome
1 Criminal Damage Arson Investigation complete; no suspect identified
2 Violent Crime Under investigation
3 Violent Crime Under investigation
4 Other Crime Under investigation
5 Other Crime Under investigation
6 Other Crime Under investigation
7 Other 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 Wesley Street 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 Wesley Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward

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

2021 Census for Wesley Street

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

Unemployment in Wesley 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.
0% of Wesley Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Wesley Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Wesley Street. The proportion of retirees on Wesley Street is 3.57% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.03% of Wesley Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Wesley Street

The proportion of home owners on Wesley Street is 23.54% lower than the national average of 62%. 60.68% of properties in Wesley Street are private rented and 0.85% are social rented.
38.46% of residents of Wesley Street own their home

Country of Birth of Wesley Street residents

The proportion if Wesley Street residents born in the UK is 1.6% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 18.95% of Wesley Street residents were born outside the UK.
81.05% of Wesley Street residents were born in the UK

Wesley Street Summary

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

Wesley Street 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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