Is Lamont Avenue in Birmingham a nice place to live?

Lamont Avenue is classified by the ONS as Achieving Minorities. Lamont Avenue is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Lamont Avenue is located in the Bartley Green ward of the Birmingham district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.447515, -1.976915
Grid Ref SP016832
Suburb Bournbrook
Constituency Birmingham, Edgbaston
Postcodes B32 3XF

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Lamont Avenue in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Lamont Avenue, West Midlands

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-midlands Police in Lamont Avenue 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 Lamont Avenue and compared that to the average for the Bartley Green ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Lamont Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bartley Green ward

Social economic statistics for Lamont Avenue

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 Lamont Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Lamont Avenue 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 Lamont Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Lamont Avenue are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Lamont Avenue

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

Unemployment in Lamont Avenue

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 Lamont Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lamont Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lamont Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Lamont Avenue is 9.82% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.42% of Lamont Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lamont Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Lamont Avenue is 16.2% higher than the national average of 62%. 20.3% of properties in Lamont Avenue are private rented and 1.5% are social rented.
78.2% of residents of Lamont Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Lamont Avenue residents

The proportion if Lamont Avenue residents born in the UK is 33.04% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 50.39% of Lamont Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
49.61% of Lamont Avenue residents were born in the UK

Lamont Avenue Summary

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

Lamont Avenue 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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