Is Birchwood Close in Reading a nice place to live?

Birchwood Close is classified by the ONS as Indian Tech Achievers. Birchwood Close 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

Birchwood Close is located in the Peppard ward of the Reading district in Berkshire.
Coordinates 51.485907, -0.959948
Grid Ref SU723768
Suburb Caversham Park
Constituency Reading East
Postcodes RG4 8XR, RG4 8XS

House Prices

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

Crime in Birchwood Close, Berkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Thames-valley Police in Birchwood Close 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 Close and compared that to the average for the Peppard ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Birchwood Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Peppard ward

Social economic statistics for Birchwood Close

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

2021 Census for Birchwood Close

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

Unemployment in Birchwood Close

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.
2.83% of Birchwood Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Birchwood Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Birchwood Close. The proportion of retirees on Birchwood Close is 10.55% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
29.15% of Birchwood Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Birchwood Close

The proportion of home owners on Birchwood Close is 25.7% higher than the national average of 62%. 10.66% of properties in Birchwood Close are private rented and 0.82% are social rented.
87.7% of residents of Birchwood Close own their home

Country of Birth of Birchwood Close residents

The proportion if Birchwood Close residents born in the UK is 1.31% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 16.04% of Birchwood Close residents were born outside the UK.
83.96% of Birchwood Close residents were born in the UK

Birchwood Close Summary

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

Birchwood Close 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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