Birchfield Road, South Somerset, Somerset

Birchfield Road is classified by the ONS as Older Workers and Retirement. Birchfield Road has an average crime rate (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Birchfield Road is located in the Yeovil Without ward of the South Somerset district in Somerset.
Coordinates 50.955719, -2.618872
Grid Ref ST566175
Suburb Yeovil
Constituency Yeovil
Postcodes BA21 5RL, BA21 5RN, BA21 5RW

House Prices

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

Crime in Birchfield Road, Somerset

There were 2 street crime incidents in Birchfield Road in April 2024. These are the latest figures released by Avon-and-somerset Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: April 2024
April 2024 Crime Incidents in Birchfield Road
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Public Order Under investigation

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 Birchfield Road and compared that to the average for the Yeovil Without ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Birchfield Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Yeovil Without ward

Social economic statistics for Birchfield 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 Birchfield Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Birchfield 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 Birchfield Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Birchfield Road 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 Birchfield Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Birchfield 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 Birchfield Road are in the top 30% 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 Birchfield Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Birchfield Road are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Birchfield Road

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

Unemployment in Birchfield 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.
1.3% of Birchfield Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Birchfield Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Birchfield Road. The proportion of retirees on Birchfield Road is 18.2% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
36.8% of Birchfield Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Birchfield Road

The proportion of home owners on Birchfield Road is 23.6% higher than the national average of 62%. 10.4% of properties in Birchfield Road are private rented and 4% are social rented.
85.6% of residents of Birchfield Road own their home

Country of Birth of Birchfield Road residents

The proportion if Birchfield Road residents born in the UK is 8.32% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.03% of Birchfield Road residents were born outside the UK.
90.97% of Birchfield Road residents were born in the UK

Birchfield Road Summary

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

Birchfield 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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