Birch Hill Avenue, South Staffordshire, Staffordshire

Birch Hill Avenue is classified by the ONS as Renting Hard-Pressed Workers. Birch Hill Avenue is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Birch Hill Avenue is located in the Wombourne South West ward of the South Staffordshire district in Staffordshire.
Coordinates 52.529592, -2.1976
Grid Ref SO866924
Suburb Wombourne
Constituency South Staffordshire
Postcodes WV5 0DR, WV5 0DS, WV5 0ER, WV5 0EW

House Prices

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

Crime in Birch Hill Avenue, Staffordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Staffordshire Police in Birch Hill Avenue 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 Birch Hill Avenue and compared that to the average for the Wombourne South West ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Birch Hill Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Wombourne South West ward

Social economic statistics for Birch Hill Avenue

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 Birch Hill Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Birch Hill Avenue 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 Birch Hill Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Birch Hill Avenue 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 Birch Hill Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Birch Hill Avenue 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 Birch Hill Avenue are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Birch Hill Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Birch Hill Avenue are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Birch Hill Avenue

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

Unemployment in Birch Hill Avenue

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.
3.99% of Birch Hill Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Birch Hill Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Birch Hill Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Birch Hill Avenue is 2.05% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
20.65% of Birch Hill Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Birch Hill Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Birch Hill Avenue is 18.46% lower than the national average of 62%. 12.24% of properties in Birch Hill Avenue are private rented and 44.22% are social rented.
43.54% of residents of Birch Hill Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Birch Hill Avenue residents

The proportion if Birch Hill Avenue residents born in the UK is 14.7% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.65% of Birch Hill Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
97.35% of Birch Hill Avenue residents were born in the UK

Birch Hill Avenue Summary

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

Birch Hill Avenue 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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