Is Ashen Close in Dudley a nice place to live?

Ashen Close is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Ashen Close is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Ashen Close is located in the Sedgley ward of the Dudley district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.553605, -2.132149
Grid Ref SO911950
Suburb Sedgley
Constituency Dudley North
Postcodes DY3 3UZ

House Prices

The average house price in Ashen Close is 42.46% higher than the rest of Dudley. The last sale we have on record is 29 Ashen Close, that sold for £355,000. The average house price in Dudley is £168,314 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Ashen Close

Date No. Type Price
14/05/2021 29 Detached £355,000
05/03/2021 4 Detached £230,000

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

Crime in Ashen Close, West Midlands

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-midlands Police in Ashen Close 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 Ashen Close and compared that to the average for the Sedgley ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Ashen Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Sedgley ward

Social economic statistics for Ashen 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 Ashen Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Ashen 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 Ashen Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Ashen Close are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Ashen Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Ashen Close are in the top 40% 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 Ashen Close are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Ashen Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Ashen Close are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Ashen Close

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

Unemployment in Ashen 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.
3.67% of Ashen Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ashen Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ashen Close. The proportion of retirees on Ashen Close is 30.48% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
49.08% of Ashen Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ashen Close

The proportion of home owners on Ashen Close is 32.74% higher than the national average of 62%. 1.75% of properties in Ashen Close are private rented and 3.51% are social rented.
94.74% of residents of Ashen Close own their home

Country of Birth of Ashen Close residents

The proportion if Ashen Close residents born in the UK is 13.18% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.17% of Ashen Close residents were born outside the UK.
95.83% of Ashen Close residents were born in the UK

Ashen Close Summary

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

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