Is Upper Brassey Street in Wirral a nice place to live?

Upper Brassey Street is classified by the ONS as Deprived Blue-Collar Terraces. Upper Brassey Street is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Upper Brassey Street is located in the Bidston and St James ward of the Wirral district in Merseyside.
Coordinates 53.398958, -3.050509
Grid Ref SJ302896
Suburb Claughton
Constituency Birkenhead

House Prices

The average house price in Upper Brassey Street is 95.78% lower than the rest of Wirral. The last sale we have on record is 40 Upper Brassey Street, that sold for £120,000. The average house price in Wirral is £211,447 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Upper Brassey Street

Date No. Type Price
02/09/2022 40 Terrace £120,000
22/04/2022 34 Terrace £115,000
04/02/2022 94 Semi £125,000
24/06/2021 3 Semi £87,000
10/06/2021 1 £93,000
01/06/2021 44 Terrace £89,000
13/01/2021 4A Terrace £78,000

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

Crime in Upper Brassey Street, Merseyside

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Merseyside Police in Upper Brassey Street 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 Upper Brassey Street and compared that to the average for the Bidston and St James ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Upper Brassey Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bidston and St James ward

Social economic statistics for Upper Brassey Street

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

2021 Census for Upper Brassey Street

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

Unemployment in Upper Brassey Street

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.
1.91% of Upper Brassey Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Upper Brassey Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Upper Brassey Street. The proportion of retirees on Upper Brassey Street is 3.41% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
22.01% of Upper Brassey Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Upper Brassey Street

The proportion of home owners on Upper Brassey Street is 3.18% lower than the national average of 62%. 35.29% of properties in Upper Brassey Street are private rented and 5.88% are social rented.
58.82% of residents of Upper Brassey Street own their home

Country of Birth of Upper Brassey Street residents

The proportion if Upper Brassey Street residents born in the UK is 14.43% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.92% of Upper Brassey Street residents were born outside the UK.
97.08% of Upper Brassey Street residents were born in the UK

Upper Brassey Street Summary

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

Upper Brassey Street 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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