Is Birkdale Avenue in Portsmouth a nice place to live?

Birkdale Avenue is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Birkdale Avenue 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

Birkdale Avenue is located in the Drayton and Farlington ward of the Portsmouth district in Hampshire.
Coordinates 50.852117, -1.040319
Grid Ref SU676062
Suburb Drayton
Constituency Portsmouth North
Postcodes PO6 1EY

House Prices

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

Crime in Birkdale Avenue, Hampshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Hampshire Police in Birkdale 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 Birkdale Avenue and compared that to the average for the Drayton and Farlington ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Birkdale Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Drayton and Farlington ward

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Birkdale Avenue

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

Unemployment in Birkdale 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.
2.15% of Birkdale Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Birkdale Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Birkdale Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Birkdale Avenue is 15.73% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
2.87% of Birkdale Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Birkdale Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Birkdale Avenue is 59.64% lower than the national average of 62%. 92.13% of properties in Birkdale Avenue are private rented and 5.51% are social rented.
2.36% of residents of Birkdale Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Birkdale Avenue residents

The proportion if Birkdale Avenue residents born in the UK is 0.11% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 17.46% of Birkdale Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
82.54% of Birkdale Avenue residents were born in the UK

Birkdale Avenue Summary

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

Birkdale Avenue 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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