Is Stirling Road in Dudley a nice place to live?

Stirling Road is classified by the ONS as Social Renting Young Families. Stirling Road has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Stirling Road is located in the St Thomas's ward of the Dudley district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.495078, -2.073484
Grid Ref SO951885
Constituency Dudley North
Postcodes DY2 8EU

House Prices

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

Crime in Stirling Road, West Midlands

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-midlands Police in Stirling Road 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 Stirling Road and compared that to the average for the St Thomas's ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Stirling Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the St Thomas's ward

Social economic statistics for Stirling Road

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Stirling Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Stirling Road are in the top 20% 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 Stirling Road are in the top 30% 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 Stirling Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Stirling Road are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Stirling Road

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

Unemployment in Stirling Road

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.
6.86% of Stirling Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Stirling Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Stirling Road. The proportion of retirees on Stirling Road is 11.41% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
7.19% of Stirling Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Stirling Road

The proportion of home owners on Stirling Road is 12% lower than the national average of 62%. 8.33% of properties in Stirling Road are private rented and 37.88% are social rented.
50% of residents of Stirling Road own their home

Country of Birth of Stirling Road residents

The proportion if Stirling Road residents born in the UK is 2.42% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 19.77% of Stirling Road residents were born outside the UK.
80.23% of Stirling Road residents were born in the UK

Stirling Road Summary

With house prices in Stirling Road less than the average for West Midlands and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Stirling Road is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Stirling Road has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Stirling Road maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Stirling Road has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

Top 50 worst places to live 2023
Top 50 best places to live 2023