Briarwood, Madeley, Shropshire

Briarwood is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed European Settlers. Briarwood is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Briarwood is located in the Brookside ward of the Telford and Wrekin district in Shropshire.
Coordinates 52.652583, -2.445503
Grid Ref SJ699061
Suburb Stirchley and Brookside
Constituency Telford
Postcodes TF3 1TN, TF3 1TU, TF3 1TX, TF3 1TY, TF3 1TZ

House Prices

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

Crime in Briarwood, Shropshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Briarwood in July 2024. These are the latest figures released by West-mercia Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: July 2024
July 2024 Crime Incidents in Briarwood
# Category Outcome
1 Criminal Damage Arson 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 Briarwood and compared that to the average for the Brookside ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Briarwood

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 Briarwood is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Briarwood 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 Briarwood experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Briarwood are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Briarwood involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Briarwood are in the top 30% 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 Briarwood are in the top 20% 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 Briarwood, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Briarwood are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Briarwood

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

Unemployment in Briarwood

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.
4.45% of Briarwood residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Briarwood

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Briarwood. The proportion of retirees on Briarwood is 0.79% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.81% of Briarwood residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Briarwood

The proportion of home owners on Briarwood is 2.3% lower than the national average of 62%. 30.6% of properties in Briarwood are private rented and 8.21% are social rented.
59.7% of residents of Briarwood own their home

Country of Birth of Briarwood residents

The proportion if Briarwood residents born in the UK is 1.87% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 15.48% of Briarwood residents were born outside the UK.
84.52% of Briarwood residents were born in the UK

Briarwood Summary

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

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