Birch Road, Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire

Birch Road is classified by the ONS as Ageing Industrious Workers. Birch Road is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Birch Road is located in the Welwyn East ward of the Welwyn Hatfield district in Hertfordshire.
Coordinates 51.850073, -0.177916
Grid Ref TL255183
Suburb Woolmer Green
Constituency Welwyn Hatfield
Postcodes SG3 6LH, SG3 6LW

House Prices

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

Crime in Birch Road, Hertfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Hertfordshire Police in Birch Road 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 Road and compared that to the average for the Welwyn East ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Birch 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 Birch Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Birch 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 Birch Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Birch 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 Birch Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Birch Road are in the top 20% 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 Road 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 Birch Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Birch Road are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Birch Road

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

Unemployment in Birch 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.
0.4% of Birch Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Birch Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Birch Road. The proportion of retirees on Birch Road is 0.53% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
18.07% of Birch Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Birch Road

The proportion of home owners on Birch Road is 2.75% higher than the national average of 62%. 12.23% of properties in Birch Road are private rented and 22.3% are social rented.
64.75% of residents of Birch Road own their home

Country of Birth of Birch Road residents

The proportion if Birch Road residents born in the UK is 11.52% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.83% of Birch Road residents were born outside the UK.
94.17% of Birch Road residents were born in the UK

Birch Road Summary

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

Birch Road 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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