Wood Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Wood Street is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Wood Street has an average crime rate (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Wood Street is located in the Ossett ward of the Wakefield district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.689046, -1.583374
Grid Ref SE276214
Constituency Wakefield

House Prices

The average house price in Wood Street is 1.96% lower than the rest of Wakefield. The last sale we have on record is 27 Wood Street, that sold for £301,495. The average house price in Wakefield is £166,292 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Wood Street

Date No. Type Price
17/02/2023 27 Terrace £301,495
30/11/2022 40 Terrace £95,950
03/11/2022 39 £152,500
28/10/2022 39 Semi £152,500
28/07/2022 57 Terrace £113,000
24/06/2022 23A Semi £170,000
18/02/2022 43 Detached £272,000
26/11/2021 75 Terrace £86,000
26/10/2021 2 Terrace £115,000
08/10/2021 71 Semi £205,000

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

Crime in Wood Street, West Yorkshire

There were 4 street crime incidents in Wood Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by West-yorkshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Wood Street
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Under investigation
2 Violent Crime Under investigation
3 Violent Crime Under investigation
4 Violent Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified

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 Wood Street and compared that to the average for the Ossett ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Wood Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Ossett ward

Social economic statistics for Wood 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 Wood Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Wood 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 Wood Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Wood Street are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Wood Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Wood 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 Wood 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 Wood Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Wood Street are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Wood Street

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

Unemployment in Wood 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.
3.73% of Wood Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Wood Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Wood Street. The proportion of retirees on Wood Street is 5.88% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
24.48% of Wood Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Wood Street

The proportion of home owners on Wood Street is 8.77% higher than the national average of 62%. 24.62% of properties in Wood Street are private rented and 4.62% are social rented.
70.77% of residents of Wood Street own their home

Country of Birth of Wood Street residents

The proportion if Wood Street residents born in the UK is 14.9% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.45% of Wood Street residents were born outside the UK.
97.55% of Wood Street residents were born in the UK

Wood Street Summary

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

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