Is Briarwood Avenue in Manchester a nice place to live?

Briarwood Avenue is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Hardship. Briarwood Avenue is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Briarwood Avenue is located in the Brooklands ward of the Manchester district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.402796, -2.301333
Grid Ref SJ800895
Suburb Baguley
Constituency Wythenshawe and Sale East
Postcodes M23 9AY

House Prices

The average house price in Briarwood Avenue is 15.37% lower than the rest of Manchester. The last sale we have on record is 33 Briarwood Avenue, that sold for £140,000. The average house price in Manchester is £211,712 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Briarwood Avenue

Date No. Type Price
11/11/2022 33 Terrace £140,000
08/07/2022 50 Semi £206,500
24/06/2022 67 Terrace £160,000
24/06/2022 58 Terrace £202,000
11/01/2022 65 Semi £209,000
17/12/2021 20 Terrace £140,000
18/11/2021 31 Terrace £110,225
15/09/2021 32 Semi £102,000
10/09/2021 15 Terrace £130,000
14/06/2021 26 Semi £157,500

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

Crime in Briarwood Avenue, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Briarwood Avenue 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 Briarwood Avenue and compared that to the average for the Brooklands ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Briarwood Avenue

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Briarwood Avenue

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

Unemployment in Briarwood Avenue

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.
3.49% of Briarwood Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Briarwood Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Briarwood Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Briarwood Avenue is 6.81% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
11.79% of Briarwood Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Briarwood Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Briarwood Avenue is 28.41% lower than the national average of 62%. 11.72% of properties in Briarwood Avenue are private rented and 54.69% are social rented.
33.59% of residents of Briarwood Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Briarwood Avenue residents

The proportion if Briarwood Avenue residents born in the UK is 7.18% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.17% of Briarwood Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
89.83% of Briarwood Avenue residents were born in the UK

Briarwood Avenue Summary

With house prices in Briarwood Avenue less than the average for Greater Manchester and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Briarwood Avenue is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Briarwood Avenue has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Briarwood Avenue maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Briarwood Avenue has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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