Is Skipness in Tamworth a nice place to live?

Skipness is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Skipness is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Skipness is located in the Amington ward of the Tamworth district in Staffordshire.
Coordinates 52.635708, -1.668996
Grid Ref SK224042
Suburb Glascote
Constituency Tamworth
Postcodes B77 3QY

House Prices

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

Crime in Skipness, Staffordshire

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

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

Social economic statistics for Skipness

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 Skipness is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Skipness 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 Skipness experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Skipness 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 Skipness involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Skipness are in the top 30% 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 Skipness are in the top 40% 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 Skipness, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Skipness are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Skipness

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

Unemployment in Skipness

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.
0.34% of Skipness residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Skipness

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Skipness. The proportion of retirees on Skipness is 10.83% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
7.77% of Skipness residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Skipness

The proportion of home owners on Skipness is 8.71% higher than the national average of 62%. 10% of properties in Skipness are private rented and 16.43% are social rented.
70.71% of residents of Skipness own their home

Country of Birth of Skipness residents

The proportion if Skipness residents born in the UK is 13.07% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.28% of Skipness residents were born outside the UK.
95.72% of Skipness residents were born in the UK

Skipness Summary

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

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