Is Blakeland Street in Birmingham a nice place to live?

Blakeland Street is classified by the ONS as Pakistani Communities. Blakeland Street is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Blakeland Street is located in the Heartlands ward of the Birmingham district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.477464, -1.840385
Grid Ref SP109866
Suburb Acocks Green
Constituency Birmingham, Hodge Hill
Postcodes B9 5XG, B9 5XQ

House Prices

The average house price in Blakeland Street is 26.91% lower than the rest of Birmingham. The last sale we have on record is 43 Blakeland Street, that sold for £165,500. The average house price in Birmingham is £212,092 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Blakeland Street

Date No. Type Price
10/03/2022 43 Terrace £165,500
14/02/2022 88 Terrace £118,000
20/11/2020 58 Terrace £135,000
27/01/2020 79 Terrace £250,000

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

Crime in Blakeland Street, West Midlands

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-midlands Police in Blakeland Street 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 Blakeland Street and compared that to the average for the Heartlands ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Blakeland Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Heartlands ward

Social economic statistics for Blakeland Street

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Blakeland Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Blakeland Street are in the top 20% of the most 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 Blakeland Street are in the top 30% of the most 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 Blakeland Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Blakeland Street are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Blakeland Street

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

Unemployment in Blakeland Street

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.
7.42% of Blakeland Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Blakeland Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Blakeland Street. The proportion of retirees on Blakeland Street is 7.92% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
10.68% of Blakeland Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Blakeland Street

The proportion of home owners on Blakeland Street is 14.71% lower than the national average of 62%. 27.13% of properties in Blakeland Street are private rented and 24.81% are social rented.
47.29% of residents of Blakeland Street own their home

Country of Birth of Blakeland Street residents

The proportion if Blakeland Street residents born in the UK is 30.9% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 48.25% of Blakeland Street residents were born outside the UK.
51.75% of Blakeland Street residents were born in the UK

Blakeland Street Summary

With house prices in Blakeland Street less than the average for West Midlands and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Blakeland Street is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Blakeland Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Blakeland Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Blakeland Street has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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