Is Birchwood Drive in East Suffolk a nice place to live?

Birchwood Drive is classified by the ONS as Ageing in Suburbia. Birchwood Drive is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Birchwood Drive is located in the Carlford & Fynn Valley ward of the East Suffolk district in Suffolk.
Coordinates 52.072869, 1.210751
Grid Ref TM201464
Suburb Rushmere St Andrew
Constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Postcodes IP5 1EB, IP5 7EB

House Prices

The average house price in Birchwood Drive is 100% higher than the rest of East Suffolk. The last sale we have on record is 8 Birchwood Drive, that sold for £375,000. The average house price in East Suffolk is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Birchwood Drive

Date No. Type Price
23/12/2021 8 Detached £375,000
05/08/2021 1 Detached £335,000
16/06/2021 28 Detached £430,000
16/06/2021 25 Detached £385,000
07/04/2021 10 Detached £360,000
05/02/2021 38 Semi £230,000

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

Crime in Birchwood Drive, Suffolk

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Suffolk Police in Birchwood Drive 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 Birchwood Drive and compared that to the average for the Carlford & Fynn Valley ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Birchwood Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Carlford & Fynn Valley ward

Social economic statistics for Birchwood Drive

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 Birchwood Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Birchwood Drive 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 Birchwood Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Birchwood Drive are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Birchwood Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Birchwood Drive are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Birchwood Drive 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 Birchwood Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Birchwood Drive are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Birchwood Drive

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

Unemployment in Birchwood Drive

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% of Birchwood Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Birchwood Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Birchwood Drive. The proportion of retirees on Birchwood Drive is 20.71% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
39.31% of Birchwood Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Birchwood Drive

The proportion of home owners on Birchwood Drive is 28.57% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.81% of properties in Birchwood Drive are private rented and 0.63% are social rented.
90.57% of residents of Birchwood Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Birchwood Drive residents

The proportion if Birchwood Drive residents born in the UK is 12.76% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.59% of Birchwood Drive residents were born outside the UK.
95.41% of Birchwood Drive residents were born in the UK

Birchwood Drive Summary

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

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