Is Swan Street in Dudley a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Swan Street is located in the Brockmoor and Pensnett ward of the Dudley district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.497276, -2.127629
Grid Ref SO914888
Suburb Pensnett
Constituency Dudley South

House Prices

The average house price in Swan Street is 3.1% higher than the rest of Dudley. The last sale we have on record is 77 Swan Street, that sold for £198,500. The average house price in Dudley is £168,314 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Swan Street

Date No. Type Price
14/10/2022 77 Semi £198,500
27/05/2022 39 Terrace £150,000
14/04/2022 62 Terrace £140,000
03/12/2021 103 Semi £140,000
25/10/2021 HAULFRE Semi £240,000
28/06/2021 135 Semi £157,000
22/04/2021 35 Semi £132,500
19/02/2021 4 Semi £225,000
18/12/2020 45 Terrace £123,000
14/12/2020 14 Terrace £145,000

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

Crime in Swan Street, West Midlands

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-midlands Police in Swan Street 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 Swan Street and compared that to the average for the Brockmoor and Pensnett ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Swan Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Brockmoor and Pensnett ward

Social economic statistics for Swan 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 Swan Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Swan 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 Swan Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Swan Street are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Swan Street

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

Unemployment in Swan 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.
5.26% of Swan Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Swan Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Swan Street. The proportion of retirees on Swan Street is 1.6% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17% of Swan Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Swan Street

The proportion of home owners on Swan Street is 1.13% lower than the national average of 62%. 12.32% of properties in Swan Street are private rented and 26.81% are social rented.
60.87% of residents of Swan Street own their home

Country of Birth of Swan Street residents

The proportion if Swan Street residents born in the UK is 7.87% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.48% of Swan Street residents were born outside the UK.
90.52% of Swan Street residents were born in the UK

Swan Street Summary

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

Swan 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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