Is Edge Hill Drive in Dudley a nice place to live?

Edge Hill Drive is classified by the ONS as Indian Tech Achievers. Edge Hill Drive 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

Edge Hill Drive is located in the Sedgley ward of the Dudley district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.549302, -2.127323
Grid Ref SO914946
Suburb Sedgley
Constituency Dudley North
Postcodes DY3 3RH, DY3 3YX

House Prices

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

Crime in Edge Hill Drive, West Midlands

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

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

Social economic statistics for Edge Hill Drive

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 Edge Hill Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Edge Hill Drive 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 Edge Hill Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Edge Hill Drive are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Edge Hill Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Edge Hill Drive 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 Edge Hill Drive 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 Edge Hill Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Edge Hill Drive are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Edge Hill Drive

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

Unemployment in Edge Hill Drive

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.
2.45% of Edge Hill Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Edge Hill Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Edge Hill Drive. The proportion of retirees on Edge Hill Drive is 19.77% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
38.37% of Edge Hill Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Edge Hill Drive

The proportion of home owners on Edge Hill Drive is 28.98% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.74% of properties in Edge Hill Drive are private rented and 3.28% are social rented.
90.98% of residents of Edge Hill Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Edge Hill Drive residents

The proportion if Edge Hill Drive residents born in the UK is 13% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.35% of Edge Hill Drive residents were born outside the UK.
95.65% of Edge Hill Drive residents were born in the UK

Edge Hill Drive Summary

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

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