Is Bentley Way in Tamworth a nice place to live?

Bentley Way is classified by the ONS as Ageing Rural Flat Tenants. Bentley Way 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

Bentley Way is located in the Mercian ward of the Tamworth district in Staffordshire.
Coordinates 52.645492, -1.711577
Grid Ref SK196053
Suburb Kettlebrook
Constituency Tamworth
Postcodes B79 8LE, B79 8LJ, B79 8LL, B79 8LP

House Prices

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

Crime in Bentley Way, Staffordshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Bentley Way in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Staffordshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Bentley Way
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Under investigation

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 Bentley Way and compared that to the average for the Mercian ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Bentley Way

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

2021 Census for Bentley Way

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

Unemployment in Bentley Way

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.
5.58% of Bentley Way residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bentley Way

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bentley Way. The proportion of retirees on Bentley Way is 17.46% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
36.06% of Bentley Way residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bentley Way

The proportion of home owners on Bentley Way is 11.94% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.86% of properties in Bentley Way are private rented and 16.2% are social rented.
73.94% of residents of Bentley Way own their home

Country of Birth of Bentley Way residents

The proportion if Bentley Way residents born in the UK is 12.45% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.9% of Bentley Way residents were born outside the UK.
95.1% of Bentley Way residents were born in the UK

Bentley Way Summary

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

Bentley Way 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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