Is Finchley Close in Dudley a nice place to live?

Finchley Close is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix. Finchley Close has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Finchley Close is located in the Gornal ward of the Dudley district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.516072, -2.121656
Grid Ref SO918909
Suburb Lower Gornal
Constituency Dudley North
Postcodes DY3 2QT

House Prices

The average house price in Finchley Close is 15.84% higher than the rest of Dudley. The last sale we have on record is 3 Finchley Close, that sold for £200,000. The average house price in Dudley is £168,314 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Finchley Close

Date No. Type Price
15/07/2022 3 Terrace £200,000

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

Crime in Finchley Close, West Midlands

There were 1 street crime incidents in Finchley Close 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 Finchley Close
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect

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 Finchley Close and compared that to the average for the Gornal ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Finchley Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Gornal ward

Social economic statistics for Finchley Close

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

2021 Census for Finchley Close

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

Unemployment in Finchley Close

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.
5.45% of Finchley Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Finchley Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Finchley Close. The proportion of retirees on Finchley Close is 3.68% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
22.28% of Finchley Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Finchley Close

The proportion of home owners on Finchley Close is 12% lower than the national average of 62%. 11.4% of properties in Finchley Close are private rented and 38.6% are social rented.
50% of residents of Finchley Close own their home

Country of Birth of Finchley Close residents

The proportion if Finchley Close residents born in the UK is 15.4% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 1.95% of Finchley Close residents were born outside the UK.
98.05% of Finchley Close residents were born in the UK

Finchley Close Summary

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

Finchley Close 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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