Is Fir Tree Close in Tamworth a nice place to live?

Fir Tree Close is classified by the ONS as Semi-Detached Ageing. Fir Tree Close 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

Fir Tree Close is located in the Mercian ward of the Tamworth district in Staffordshire.
Coordinates 52.646635, -1.715604
Grid Ref SK193054
Suburb Kettlebrook
Constituency Tamworth
Postcodes B79 8NL

House Prices

The average house price in Fir Tree Close is 35.4% higher than the rest of Tamworth. The last sale we have on record is 1 Fir Tree Close, that sold for £378,000. The average house price in Tamworth is £202,182 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Fir Tree Close

Date No. Type Price
19/05/2022 1 Detached £378,000
23/06/2021 4 Detached £248,000

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

Crime in Fir Tree Close, Staffordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Staffordshire Police in Fir Tree Close 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 Fir Tree Close and compared that to the average for the Mercian ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Fir Tree Close

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

2021 Census for Fir Tree Close

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

Unemployment in Fir Tree Close

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.
0.9% of Fir Tree Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Fir Tree Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Fir Tree Close. The proportion of retirees on Fir Tree Close is 32.3% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
50.9% of Fir Tree Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Fir Tree Close

The proportion of home owners on Fir Tree Close is 28% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.33% of properties in Fir Tree Close are private rented and 1.67% are social rented.
90% of residents of Fir Tree Close own their home

Country of Birth of Fir Tree Close residents

The proportion if Fir Tree Close residents born in the UK is 12.93% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.42% of Fir Tree Close residents were born outside the UK.
95.58% of Fir Tree Close residents were born in the UK

Fir Tree Close Summary

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

Fir Tree Close 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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