Is Park Road in Birmingham a nice place to live?

Park Road is classified by the ONS as Pakistani Communities. Park Road is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Park Road is located in the Sparkhill ward of the Birmingham district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.447613, -1.866065
Grid Ref SP092833
Suburb Moseley
Constituency Birmingham, Hall Green

House Prices

The average house price in Park Road is 45.88% higher than the rest of Birmingham. The last sale we have on record is 37 Park Road, that sold for £320,000. The average house price in Birmingham is £212,092 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Park Road

Date No. Type Price
21/07/2023 37 Terrace £320,000
13/04/2023 COLESHILL LEISURE CENTRE £940,000
27/10/2022 44 Terrace £272,000
07/09/2022 SINCLAIR COURT, 39 Flat £177,500
12/08/2022 52 Semi £250,000
01/08/2022 407 £400,000
19/07/2022 SINCLAIR COURT, 39 Flat £165,000
28/04/2022 82 Terrace £240,000
26/04/2022 41 Terrace £305,000
28/03/2022 308 £158,000

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

Crime in Park Road, West Midlands

There were 1 street crime incidents in Park 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 Park Road
# Category Outcome
1 Vehicle 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 Park Road and compared that to the average for the Sparkhill ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Park 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 Park Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Park 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 Park Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Park Road 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 Park Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Park Road 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 Park 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 Park Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Park Road are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Park Road

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

Unemployment in Park 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.
3.84% of Park Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Park Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Park Road. The proportion of retirees on Park Road is 3% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.6% of Park Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Park Road

The proportion of home owners on Park Road is 5.21% higher than the national average of 62%. 31.15% of properties in Park Road are private rented and 1.64% are social rented.
67.21% of residents of Park Road own their home

Country of Birth of Park Road residents

The proportion if Park Road residents born in the UK is 30.34% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 47.69% of Park Road residents were born outside the UK.
52.31% of Park Road residents were born in the UK

Park Road Summary

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

Park Road 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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