Birchfields Drive, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire

Birchfields Drive is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Birchfields Drive is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Birchfields Drive is located in the Hawks Green ward of the Cannock Chase district in Staffordshire.
Coordinates 52.689424, -1.992501
Grid Ref SK006101
Suburb Heath Hayes and Wimblebury
Constituency Cannock Chase
Postcodes WS12 3XN, WS12 5XN

House Prices

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

Crime in Birchfields Drive, Staffordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Staffordshire Police in Birchfields Drive 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 Birchfields Drive and compared that to the average for the Hawks Green ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Birchfields Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Hawks Green ward

Social economic statistics for Birchfields Drive

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

2021 Census for Birchfields Drive

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

Unemployment in Birchfields Drive

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.
1.96% of Birchfields Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Birchfields Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Birchfields Drive. The proportion of retirees on Birchfields Drive is 2.52% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
16.08% of Birchfields Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Birchfields Drive

The proportion of home owners on Birchfields Drive is 25.4% higher than the national average of 62%. 11.81% of properties in Birchfields Drive are private rented and 0.79% are social rented.
87.4% of residents of Birchfields Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Birchfields Drive residents

The proportion if Birchfields Drive residents born in the UK is 14.53% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.82% of Birchfields Drive residents were born outside the UK.
97.18% of Birchfields Drive residents were born in the UK

Birchfields Drive Summary

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

Birchfields Drive 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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