Is Wollaston Road in South Staffordshire a nice place to live?

Wollaston Road is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. Wollaston Road has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Wollaston Road is located in the Kinver ward of the South Staffordshire district in Staffordshire.
Coordinates 52.463793, -2.175874
Grid Ref SO881851
Suburb Kinver
Constituency South Staffordshire
Postcodes DY7 6RX

House Prices

The average house price in Wollaston Road is 100% higher than the rest of South Staffordshire. The last sale we have on record is WOODFALLS Wollaston Road, that sold for £600,000. The average house price in South Staffordshire is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Wollaston Road

Date No. Type Price
17/09/2020 WOODFALLS Detached £600,000

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

Crime in Wollaston Road, Staffordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Staffordshire Police in Wollaston Road 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 Wollaston Road and compared that to the average for the Kinver ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Wollaston Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Kinver ward

Social economic statistics for Wollaston 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 Wollaston Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Wollaston 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 Wollaston Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Wollaston Road are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Wollaston Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Wollaston 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 Wollaston Road 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 Wollaston Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Wollaston Road are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Wollaston Road

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

Unemployment in Wollaston 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.
1.09% of Wollaston Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Wollaston Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Wollaston Road. The proportion of retirees on Wollaston Road is 13.09% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
31.69% of Wollaston Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Wollaston Road

The proportion of home owners on Wollaston Road is 33.18% higher than the national average of 62%. 4.82% of properties in Wollaston Road are private rented and 0% are social rented.
95.18% of residents of Wollaston Road own their home

Country of Birth of Wollaston Road residents

The proportion if Wollaston Road residents born in the UK is 7.58% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.77% of Wollaston Road residents were born outside the UK.
90.23% of Wollaston Road residents were born in the UK

Wollaston Road Summary

With house prices in Wollaston Road more than the average for Staffordshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Wollaston Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Wollaston Road maybe difficult.

Wollaston 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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