Is The Farthings in Dudley a nice place to live?

The Farthings is classified by the ONS as Pakistani Communities. The Farthings has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

The Farthings is located in the St Thomas's ward of the Dudley district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.504648, -2.092873
Grid Ref SO937896
Suburb Eve Hill
Constituency Dudley North
Postcodes DY2 8XY

House Prices

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

Crime in The Farthings, West Midlands

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-midlands Police in The Farthings 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 The Farthings and compared that to the average for the St Thomas's ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Farthings, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the St Thomas's ward

Social economic statistics for The Farthings

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

2021 Census for The Farthings

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

Unemployment in The Farthings

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.
6.36% of The Farthings residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Farthings

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Farthings. The proportion of retirees on The Farthings is 4.96% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
13.64% of The Farthings residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Farthings

The proportion of home owners on The Farthings is 7.86% lower than the national average of 62%. 29.94% of properties in The Farthings are private rented and 12.1% are social rented.
54.14% of residents of The Farthings own their home

Country of Birth of The Farthings residents

The proportion if The Farthings residents born in the UK is 18.51% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 35.86% of The Farthings residents were born outside the UK.
64.14% of The Farthings residents were born in the UK

The Farthings Summary

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

The Farthings 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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