Birchwood Road, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire

Birchwood Road is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Birchwood Road is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Birchwood Road is located in the Tidenham ward of the Forest of Dean district in Gloucestershire.
Coordinates 51.70256, -2.593357
Grid Ref SO590005
Suburb Woolaston
Constituency Forest of Dean
Postcodes GL15 6PE

House Prices

The average house price in Birchwood Road is 100% higher than the rest of Forest of Dean. The last sale we have on record is 7 Birchwood Road, that sold for £265,000. The average house price in Forest of Dean is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Birchwood Road

Date No. Type Price
24/06/2022 7 Detached £265,000
28/04/2022 17 Detached £375,000
13/12/2021 25 Detached £315,000
17/09/2021 63 Detached £370,000
27/11/2020 65 Detached £268,000
09/10/2020 62 Detached £268,000
07/10/2020 32 Detached £290,000
19/03/2020 40 Semi £262,000

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

Crime in Birchwood Road, Gloucestershire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Gloucestershire Police in Birchwood Road 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 Birchwood Road and compared that to the average for the Tidenham ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Birchwood Road

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Birchwood Road

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

Unemployment in Birchwood Road

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.
0.98% of Birchwood Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Birchwood Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Birchwood Road. The proportion of retirees on Birchwood Road is 24.33% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
42.93% of Birchwood Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Birchwood Road

The proportion of home owners on Birchwood Road is 25.04% higher than the national average of 62%. 11.11% of properties in Birchwood Road are private rented and 0.93% are social rented.
87.04% of residents of Birchwood Road own their home

Country of Birth of Birchwood Road residents

The proportion if Birchwood Road residents born in the UK is 12.31% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.04% of Birchwood Road residents were born outside the UK.
94.96% of Birchwood Road residents were born in the UK

Birchwood Road Summary

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

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