Is Blakemore Close in Birmingham a nice place to live?

Blakemore Close is classified by the ONS as Achieving Minorities. Blakemore Close is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Blakemore Close is located in the Weoley & Selly Oak ward of the Birmingham district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.44503, -1.973585
Grid Ref SP018830
Suburb Bournbrook
Constituency Birmingham, Edgbaston
Postcodes B32 3DU, B32 3DZ

House Prices

The average house price in Blakemore Close is 33.56% lower than the rest of Birmingham. The last sale we have on record is 2 Blakemore Close, that sold for £180,000. The average house price in Birmingham is £212,092 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Blakemore Close

Date No. Type Price
10/11/2021 2 Terrace £180,000
30/03/2021 23 Terrace £162,000
26/02/2021 10 Terrace £160,000
11/11/2020 15C Terrace £138,500
20/10/2020 26 Terrace £153,500

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

Crime in Blakemore Close, West Midlands

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-midlands Police in Blakemore 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 Blakemore Close and compared that to the average for the Weoley & Selly Oak ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Blakemore Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Weoley & Selly Oak ward

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

2021 Census for Blakemore Close

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

Unemployment in Blakemore 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.
2.78% of Blakemore Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Blakemore Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Blakemore Close. The proportion of retirees on Blakemore Close is 3.16% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.76% of Blakemore Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Blakemore Close

The proportion of home owners on Blakemore Close is 7.92% higher than the national average of 62%. 24.39% of properties in Blakemore Close are private rented and 5.69% are social rented.
69.92% of residents of Blakemore Close own their home

Country of Birth of Blakemore Close residents

The proportion if Blakemore Close residents born in the UK is 13.07% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 30.42% of Blakemore Close residents were born outside the UK.
69.58% of Blakemore Close residents were born in the UK

Blakemore Close Summary

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

Blakemore Close 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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