Is The Firs in North Warwickshire a nice place to live?

The Firs is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. The Firs is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

The Firs is located in the Kingsbury ward of the North Warwickshire district in Warwickshire.
Coordinates 52.572056, -1.68038
Grid Ref SP217971
Suburb Kingsbury CP
Constituency North Warwickshire
Postcodes B78 2PG

House Prices

The average house price in The Firs is 100% higher than the rest of North Warwickshire. The last sale we have on record is 1 The Firs, that sold for £185,000. The average house price in North Warwickshire is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in The Firs

Date No. Type Price
16/09/2022 1 Terrace £185,000
26/07/2021 5 Flat £100,000
12/04/2021 15 Terrace £115,000
26/06/2020 12 Terrace £122,500

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

Crime in The Firs, Warwickshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Warwickshire Police in The Firs 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 The Firs and compared that to the average for the Kingsbury ward.

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

Social economic statistics for The Firs

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around The Firs involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in The Firs 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 The Firs are in the top 30% 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 The Firs, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in The Firs are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for The Firs

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

Unemployment in The Firs

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.
2.05% of The Firs residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Firs

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Firs. The proportion of retirees on The Firs is 3.73% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.87% of The Firs residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Firs

The proportion of home owners on The Firs is 11.55% higher than the national average of 62%. 22.31% of properties in The Firs are private rented and 2.48% are social rented.
73.55% of residents of The Firs own their home

Country of Birth of The Firs residents

The proportion if The Firs residents born in the UK is 11.91% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.44% of The Firs residents were born outside the UK.
94.56% of The Firs residents were born in the UK

The Firs Summary

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

The Firs 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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