Is Christopher Road in Dudley a nice place to live?

Christopher Road is classified by the ONS as Indian Tech Achievers. Christopher Road is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Christopher Road is located in the Halesowen South ward of the Dudley district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.448186, -2.026566
Grid Ref SO982833
Constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis
Postcodes B62 0BD

House Prices

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

Crime in Christopher Road, West Midlands

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-midlands Police in Christopher 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 Christopher Road and compared that to the average for the Halesowen South ward.

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

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Christopher Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Christopher Road are in the top 10% least 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 Christopher Road are in the top 20% least 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 Christopher Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Christopher Road are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Christopher Road

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

Unemployment in Christopher 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.
0% of Christopher Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Christopher Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Christopher Road. The proportion of retirees on Christopher Road is 18.22% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
36.82% of Christopher Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Christopher Road

The proportion of home owners on Christopher Road is 34.55% higher than the national average of 62%. 1.72% of properties in Christopher Road are private rented and 1.72% are social rented.
96.55% of residents of Christopher Road own their home

Country of Birth of Christopher Road residents

The proportion if Christopher Road residents born in the UK is 12.68% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.67% of Christopher Road residents were born outside the UK.
95.33% of Christopher Road residents were born in the UK

Christopher Road Summary

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

Christopher Road has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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