Is Bright Street in Coventry a nice place to live?

Bright Street is classified by the ONS as Asian Terraces and Flats. Bright Street is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Bright Street is located in the Foleshill ward of the Coventry district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.423199, -1.494582
Grid Ref SP344806
Suburb Paradise
Constituency Coventry North East
Postcodes CV6 5AP, CV6 5EB, CV6 5TN

House Prices

The average house price in Bright Street is 47.28% lower than the rest of Coventry. The last sale we have on record is 15 Bright Street, that sold for £140,000. The average house price in Coventry is £206,191 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Bright Street

Date No. Type Price
24/06/2022 15 Semi £140,000

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

Crime in Bright Street, West Midlands

There were 1 street crime incidents in Bright Street 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 Bright Street
# Category Outcome
1 Other Theft 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 Bright Street and compared that to the average for the Foleshill ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Bright Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Foleshill ward

Social economic statistics for Bright Street

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

2021 Census for Bright Street

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

Unemployment in Bright Street

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.
7% of Bright Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bright Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bright Street. The proportion of retirees on Bright Street is 13.41% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
5.19% of Bright Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bright Street

The proportion of home owners on Bright Street is 48.07% lower than the national average of 62%. 39.34% of properties in Bright Street are private rented and 44.67% are social rented.
13.93% of residents of Bright Street own their home

Country of Birth of Bright Street residents

The proportion if Bright Street residents born in the UK is 31.66% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 49.01% of Bright Street residents were born outside the UK.
50.99% of Bright Street residents were born in the UK

Bright Street Summary

With house prices in Bright Street less than the average for West Midlands and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Bright Street is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Bright Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Bright Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Bright Street 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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