Is Ferndown Avenue in Dudley a nice place to live?

Ferndown Avenue is classified by the ONS as Semi-Detached Ageing. Ferndown Avenue is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Ferndown Avenue is located in the Sedgley ward of the Dudley district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.53522, -2.130363
Grid Ref SO912930
Suburb Sedgley
Constituency Dudley North
Postcodes DY3 3LG, DY3 3LQ

House Prices

The average house price in Ferndown Avenue is 35.05% higher than the rest of Dudley. The last sale we have on record is 8 Ferndown Avenue, that sold for £240,000. The average house price in Dudley is £168,314 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Ferndown Avenue

Date No. Type Price
31/03/2021 8 Terrace £240,000
14/12/2020 6 Terrace £249,950
04/09/2020 1 Detached £287,500

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

Crime in Ferndown Avenue, West Midlands

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

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

Social economic statistics for Ferndown Avenue

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 Ferndown Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Ferndown Avenue 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 Ferndown Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Ferndown Avenue are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Ferndown Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Ferndown Avenue are in the top 30% 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 Ferndown Avenue are in the top 40% least 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 Ferndown Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Ferndown Avenue are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Ferndown Avenue

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

Unemployment in Ferndown Avenue

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 Ferndown Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ferndown Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ferndown Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Ferndown Avenue is 26.71% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
45.31% of Ferndown Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ferndown Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Ferndown Avenue is 32.44% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.56% of properties in Ferndown Avenue are private rented and 0% are social rented.
94.44% of residents of Ferndown Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Ferndown Avenue residents

The proportion if Ferndown Avenue residents born in the UK is 16.28% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 1.07% of Ferndown Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
98.93% of Ferndown Avenue residents were born in the UK

Ferndown Avenue Summary

With house prices in Ferndown Avenue more than the average for West Midlands and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Ferndown Avenue is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Ferndown Avenue has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Ferndown Avenue maybe difficult.

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