Well Close, Birmingham, West Midlands

Well Close is classified by the ONS as Established Renting Families. Well Close is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Well Close is located in the Bromford & Hodge Hill ward of the Birmingham district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.506187, -1.804967
Grid Ref SP133898
Suburb Castle Vale
Constituency Birmingham, Hodge Hill
Postcodes B36 8PR

House Prices

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

Crime in Well Close, West Midlands

There were 3 street crime incidents in Well Close in April 2024. These are the latest figures released by West-midlands Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: April 2024
April 2024 Crime Incidents in Well Close
# Category Outcome
1 Public Order Investigation complete; no suspect identified
2 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect
3 Violent Crime Under investigation

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 Well Close and compared that to the average for the Bromford & Hodge Hill ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Well Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bromford & Hodge Hill ward

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

2021 Census for Well Close

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

Unemployment in Well 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.
5.47% of Well Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Well Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Well Close. The proportion of retirees on Well Close is 10.09% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
8.51% of Well Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Well Close

The proportion of home owners on Well Close is 43.58% lower than the national average of 62%. 7.24% of properties in Well Close are private rented and 73.68% are social rented.
18.42% of residents of Well Close own their home

Country of Birth of Well Close residents

The proportion if Well Close residents born in the UK is 16.29% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 33.64% of Well Close residents were born outside the UK.
66.36% of Well Close residents were born in the UK

Well Close Summary

Well Close has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Well Close maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Well 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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