Is Whitley Avenue in Tamworth a nice place to live?

Whitley Avenue is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. Whitley Avenue 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

Whitley Avenue is located in the Amington ward of the Tamworth district in Staffordshire.
Coordinates 52.637184, -1.669473
Grid Ref SK224044
Suburb Glascote
Constituency Tamworth
Postcodes B77 3QU

House Prices

The average house price in Whitley Avenue is 38.73% higher than the rest of Tamworth. The last sale we have on record is 21 Whitley Avenue, that sold for £330,000. The average house price in Tamworth is £202,182 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Whitley Avenue

Date No. Type Price
29/09/2021 21 Detached £330,000

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

Crime in Whitley Avenue, Staffordshire

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

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

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

2021 Census for Whitley Avenue

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

Unemployment in Whitley 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.
0.42% of Whitley Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Whitley Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Whitley Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Whitley Avenue is 1.3% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.3% of Whitley Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Whitley Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Whitley Avenue is 31% higher than the national average of 62%. 5% of properties in Whitley Avenue are private rented and 2% are social rented.
93% of residents of Whitley Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Whitley Avenue residents

The proportion if Whitley Avenue residents born in the UK is 16.34% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 1.01% of Whitley Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
98.99% of Whitley Avenue residents were born in the UK

Whitley Avenue Summary

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

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