Is Birch Way in Chesham a nice place to live?

Birch Way is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families. Birch Way is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Birch Way is located in the Newtown ward of the Chiltern district in Buckinghamshire.
Coordinates 51.716179, -0.603137
Grid Ref SP965028
Suburb Chesham
Constituency Chesham and Amersham
Postcodes HP5 3JL, HP5 3JR

House Prices

The average house price in Birch Way is 4.42% lower than the rest of Chesham. The last sale we have on record is 4 Birch Way, that sold for £515,000. The average house price in Chesham is £474,071 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Birch Way

Date No. Type Price
03/07/2023 4 Semi £515,000
01/08/2022 8 Semi £575,000
30/09/2021 36 Terrace £415,000
29/06/2021 22 Terrace £390,000
25/06/2021 35 Terrace £375,000
25/06/2021 7 Semi £550,000
01/06/2021 9 Semi £520,000
08/04/2021 34 Terrace £360,000
16/02/2021 29 Terrace £380,000
14/01/2021 25 Terrace £350,000

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

Crime in Birch Way, Buckinghamshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Thames-valley Police in Birch Way 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 Birch Way and compared that to the average for the Newtown ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Birch Way

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

2021 Census for Birch Way

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

Unemployment in Birch Way

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.
2.79% of Birch Way residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Birch Way

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Birch Way. The proportion of retirees on Birch Way is 5.91% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
12.69% of Birch Way residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Birch Way

The proportion of home owners on Birch Way is 13.31% higher than the national average of 62%. 19.14% of properties in Birch Way are private rented and 4.32% are social rented.
75.31% of residents of Birch Way own their home

Country of Birth of Birch Way residents

The proportion if Birch Way residents born in the UK is 2.16% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 15.19% of Birch Way residents were born outside the UK.
84.81% of Birch Way residents were born in the UK

Birch Way Summary

With house prices in Birch Way more than the average for Buckinghamshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Birch Way has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Birch Way maybe difficult.

Birch Way 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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