Is White’s Drive in Dudley a nice place to live?

White's Drive is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. White's Drive has an average crime rate (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

White's Drive is located in the Sedgley ward of the Dudley district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.542861, -2.113724
Grid Ref SO923938
Suburb Sedgley
Constituency Dudley North
Postcodes DY3 1JG, DY3 1JQ

House Prices

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

Crime in White's Drive, West Midlands

There were 3 street crime incidents in White's Drive 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 White's Drive
# Category Outcome
1 Public Order Under investigation
2 Public Order Under investigation
3 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 White's Drive and compared that to the average for the Sedgley ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in White's Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Sedgley ward

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around White's Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in White's 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 White's 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 White's Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in White's Drive are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for White's Drive

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

Unemployment in White's 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.
2.95% of White's Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in White's Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of White's Drive. The proportion of retirees on White's Drive is 8.4% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
27% of White's Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in White's Drive

The proportion of home owners on White's Drive is 17.49% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.4% of properties in White's Drive are private rented and 11.11% are social rented.
79.49% of residents of White's Drive own their home

Country of Birth of White's Drive residents

The proportion if White's Drive residents born in the UK is 12.52% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.83% of White's Drive residents were born outside the UK.
95.17% of White's Drive residents were born in the UK

White's Drive Summary

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

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