Is Birchwood Lane in Flitwick a nice place to live?

Birchwood Lane is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Birchwood Lane is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Birchwood Lane is located in the Westoning, Flitton and Greenfield ward of the Central Bedfordshire district in Bedfordshire.
Coordinates 51.99634, -0.484641
Grid Ref TL041341
Suburb Flitton and Greenfield
Constituency Mid Bedfordshire
Postcodes MK45 5BJ

House Prices

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

Crime in Birchwood Lane, Bedfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Bedfordshire Police in Birchwood Lane during September 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 Birchwood Lane and compared that to the average for the Westoning, Flitton and Greenfield ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Birchwood Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Westoning, Flitton and Greenfield ward

Social economic statistics for Birchwood 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 Birchwood Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Birchwood 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 Birchwood Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Birchwood Lane are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Birchwood Lane

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

Unemployment in Birchwood 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.
0.86% of Birchwood Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Birchwood Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Birchwood Lane. The proportion of retirees on Birchwood Lane is 9.35% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
27.95% of Birchwood Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Birchwood Lane

The proportion of home owners on Birchwood Lane is 31.08% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.03% of properties in Birchwood Lane are private rented and 1.26% are social rented.
93.08% of residents of Birchwood Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Birchwood Lane residents

The proportion if Birchwood Lane residents born in the UK is 12.06% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.29% of Birchwood Lane residents were born outside the UK.
94.71% of Birchwood Lane residents were born in the UK

Birchwood Lane Summary

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

Birchwood 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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