Backhouse Lane, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Backhouse Lane is classified by the ONS as Rural White-Collar Workers. Backhouse Lane is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Backhouse Lane is located in the Wakefield Rural ward of the Wakefield district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.614938, -1.518726
Grid Ref SE319132
Suburb Woolley
Constituency Wakefield
Postcodes WF4 2LB

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Backhouse Lane in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Backhouse Lane, West Yorkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-yorkshire Police in Backhouse Lane 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 Backhouse Lane and compared that to the average for the Wakefield Rural ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Backhouse Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Wakefield Rural ward

Social economic statistics for Backhouse Lane

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 Backhouse Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Backhouse Lane 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 Backhouse Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Backhouse Lane 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 Backhouse Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Backhouse Lane are in the top 10% 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 Backhouse Lane 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 Backhouse Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Backhouse Lane are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Backhouse Lane

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

Unemployment in Backhouse Lane

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.
0.33% of Backhouse Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Backhouse Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Backhouse Lane. The proportion of retirees on Backhouse Lane is 15.62% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
34.22% of Backhouse Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Backhouse Lane

The proportion of home owners on Backhouse Lane is 25.66% higher than the national average of 62%. 7.79% of properties in Backhouse Lane are private rented and 4.55% are social rented.
87.66% of residents of Backhouse Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Backhouse Lane residents

The proportion if Backhouse Lane residents born in the UK is 12.45% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.9% of Backhouse Lane residents were born outside the UK.
95.1% of Backhouse Lane residents were born in the UK

Backhouse Lane Summary

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

Backhouse Lane 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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