Is Ash Green in Dudley a nice place to live?

Ash Green is classified by the ONS as Industrious Hardship. Ash Green is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Ash Green is located in the Castle and Priory ward of the Dudley district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.528149, -2.101811
Grid Ref SO931922
Suburb Woodsetton
Constituency Dudley North
Postcodes DY1 3QJ, DY1 3QL

House Prices

The average house price in Ash Green is 4.37% higher than the rest of Dudley. The last sale we have on record is 2 Ash Green, that sold for £158,000. The average house price in Dudley is £168,314 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Ash Green

Date No. Type Price
11/07/2023 2 Terrace £158,000
15/12/2022 6 Terrace £205,000
11/02/2022 4 Terrace £165,000

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

Crime in Ash Green, West Midlands

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-midlands Police in Ash Green during July 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 Ash Green and compared that to the average for the Castle and Priory ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Ash Green, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Castle and Priory ward

Social economic statistics for Ash Green

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 Ash Green is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Ash Green 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 Ash Green experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Ash Green 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 Ash Green involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Ash Green are in the top 10% 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 Ash Green are in the top 20% 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 Ash Green, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Ash Green are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Ash Green

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

Unemployment in Ash Green

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.
4.26% of Ash Green residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ash Green

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ash Green. The proportion of retirees on Ash Green is 8.21% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
26.81% of Ash Green residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ash Green

The proportion of home owners on Ash Green is 25.08% lower than the national average of 62%. 10% of properties in Ash Green are private rented and 50.77% are social rented.
36.92% of residents of Ash Green own their home

Country of Birth of Ash Green residents

The proportion if Ash Green residents born in the UK is 11.1% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.25% of Ash Green residents were born outside the UK.
93.75% of Ash Green residents were born in the UK

Ash Green Summary

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

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

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