Is Yardley Wood Road in Birmingham a nice place to live?

Yardley Wood Road is classified by the ONS as Social Renting Young Families. Yardley Wood Road has an average crime rate (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Yardley Wood Road is located in the Highter's Heath ward of the Birmingham district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.414193, -1.870577
Grid Ref SP088795
Suburb Druids Heath
Constituency Birmingham, Selly Oak

House Prices

The average house price in Yardley Wood Road is 4.63% higher than the rest of Birmingham. The last sale we have on record is 148 Yardley Wood Road, that sold for £350,000. The average house price in Birmingham is £212,092 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Yardley Wood Road

Date No. Type Price
31/07/2023 148 Semi £350,000
23/06/2023 1116 Detached £355,000
27/04/2023 CHESTNUT COURT, 879 Flat £140,000
27/04/2023 CHESTNUT COURT, 879 Flat £140,000
21/12/2022 CHESTNUT COURT, 875 Flat £127,000
19/12/2022 1042A £175,000
08/12/2022 856 Semi £259,000
24/11/2022 682 Terrace £200,000
31/10/2022 46 Detached £415,000
24/10/2022 66 Detached £450,000

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

Crime in Yardley Wood Road, West Midlands

There were 2 street crime incidents in Yardley Wood Road in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by West-midlands Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Yardley Wood Road
# Category Outcome
1 Vehicle Crime Under investigation
2 Violent Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified

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 Yardley Wood Road and compared that to the average for the Highter's Heath ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Yardley Wood Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Highter's Heath ward

Social economic statistics for Yardley Wood Road

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 Yardley Wood Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Yardley Wood Road 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 Yardley Wood Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Yardley Wood Road 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 Yardley Wood Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Yardley Wood Road are in the top 30% 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 Yardley Wood Road 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 Yardley Wood Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Yardley Wood Road are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Yardley Wood Road

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

Unemployment in Yardley Wood Road

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.
3.73% of Yardley Wood Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Yardley Wood Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Yardley Wood Road. The proportion of retirees on Yardley Wood Road is 0.07% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
18.67% of Yardley Wood Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Yardley Wood Road

The proportion of home owners on Yardley Wood Road is 1.57% higher than the national average of 62%. 24.81% of properties in Yardley Wood Road are private rented and 11.63% are social rented.
63.57% of residents of Yardley Wood Road own their home

Country of Birth of Yardley Wood Road residents

The proportion if Yardley Wood Road residents born in the UK is 0.39% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 17.74% of Yardley Wood Road residents were born outside the UK.
82.26% of Yardley Wood Road residents were born in the UK

Yardley Wood Road Summary

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

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