Is Briar Court in Norwich a nice place to live?

Briar Court is classified by the ONS as Hampered Aspiration. Briar Court is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Briar Court is located in the Wensum ward of the Norwich district in Norfolk.
Coordinates 52.635604, 1.258557
Grid Ref TG205091
Suburb Earlham Rise
Constituency Norwich South
Postcodes NR5 8PR

House Prices

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

Crime in Briar Court, Norfolk

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Norfolk Police in Briar Court 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 Briar Court and compared that to the average for the Wensum ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Briar Court, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Wensum ward

Social economic statistics for Briar Court

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

2021 Census for Briar Court

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

Unemployment in Briar Court

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.
3.11% of Briar Court residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Briar Court

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Briar Court. The proportion of retirees on Briar Court is 8.34% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
26.94% of Briar Court residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Briar Court

The proportion of home owners on Briar Court is 38.99% lower than the national average of 62%. 31.86% of properties in Briar Court are private rented and 44.25% are social rented.
23.01% of residents of Briar Court own their home

Country of Birth of Briar Court residents

The proportion if Briar Court residents born in the UK is 6.74% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 24.09% of Briar Court residents were born outside the UK.
75.91% of Briar Court residents were born in the UK

Briar Court Summary

With house prices in Briar Court less than the average for Norfolk and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Briar Court has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Briar Court maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Briar Court 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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