Is Farrington Road in Birmingham a nice place to live?

Farrington Road is classified by the ONS as Achieving Minorities. Farrington Road has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has an average level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Farrington Road is located in the Stockland Green ward of the Birmingham district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.526207, -1.869836
Grid Ref SP089920
Constituency Birmingham, Erdington
Postcodes B23 7HT

House Prices

The average house price in Farrington Road is 2.93% higher than the rest of Birmingham. The last sale we have on record is 36 Farrington Road, that sold for £240,000. The average house price in Birmingham is £212,092 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Farrington Road

Date No. Type Price
28/10/2022 36 Semi £240,000
05/08/2022 38 Semi £250,000
28/02/2022 17 Semi £218,000
03/01/2020 46 Semi £166,000

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

Crime in Farrington Road, West Midlands

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-midlands Police in Farrington Road 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 Farrington Road and compared that to the average for the Stockland Green ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Farrington Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Stockland Green ward

Social economic statistics for Farrington 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 Farrington Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Farrington 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 Farrington Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Farrington Road are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Farrington Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Farrington Road are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Farrington Road are in the top 40% of the most health & disability 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 Farrington Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Farrington Road are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Farrington Road

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

Unemployment in Farrington 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.
2.5% of Farrington Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Farrington Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Farrington Road. The proportion of retirees on Farrington Road is 3.96% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.64% of Farrington Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Farrington Road

The proportion of home owners on Farrington Road is 17.7% higher than the national average of 62%. 19.55% of properties in Farrington Road are private rented and 0% are social rented.
79.7% of residents of Farrington Road own their home

Country of Birth of Farrington Road residents

The proportion if Farrington Road residents born in the UK is 3.03% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 20.38% of Farrington Road residents were born outside the UK.
79.62% of Farrington Road residents were born in the UK

Farrington Road Summary

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

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