Birch Gardens, St Helens, Merseyside

Birch Gardens is classified by the ONS as Industrious Transitions. Birch Gardens is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Birch Gardens is located in the Windle ward of the St. Helens district in Merseyside.
Coordinates 53.466607, -2.745856
Grid Ref SJ505969
Suburb Cowley Hill
Constituency St Helens North
Postcodes WA10 6UT

House Prices

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

Crime in Birch Gardens, Merseyside

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Merseyside Police in Birch Gardens during May 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 Gardens and compared that to the average for the Windle ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Birch Gardens, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Windle ward

Social economic statistics for Birch Gardens

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 Gardens is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Birch Gardens 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 Gardens experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Birch Gardens are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Birch Gardens involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Birch Gardens are in the top 20% 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 Birch Gardens are in the top 20% 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 Birch Gardens, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Birch Gardens are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Birch Gardens

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

Unemployment in Birch Gardens

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.
2.75% of Birch Gardens residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Birch Gardens

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Birch Gardens. The proportion of retirees on Birch Gardens is 3.75% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
22.35% of Birch Gardens residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Birch Gardens

The proportion of home owners on Birch Gardens is 3.67% higher than the national average of 62%. 19.4% of properties in Birch Gardens are private rented and 14.93% are social rented.
65.67% of residents of Birch Gardens own their home

Country of Birth of Birch Gardens residents

The proportion if Birch Gardens residents born in the UK is 13.97% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.38% of Birch Gardens residents were born outside the UK.
96.62% of Birch Gardens residents were born in the UK

Birch Gardens Summary

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

Birch Gardens 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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