Is Holly Road in Sandwell a nice place to live?

Holly Road is classified by the ONS as Social Renting Young Families. Holly Road is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Holly Road is located in the Blackheath ward of the Sandwell district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.47535, -2.04723
Grid Ref SO968863
Constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis

House Prices

The average house price in Holly Road is 100% higher than the rest of Sandwell. The last sale we have on record is 19 Holly Road, that sold for £123,000. The average house price in Sandwell is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Holly Road

Date No. Type Price
28/10/2022 19 Semi £123,000
04/08/2022 3 Terrace £248,000
30/05/2022 22 Terrace £130,000
27/04/2022 16 Semi £175,000
11/11/2021 25 Semi £178,000
30/09/2021 5 Semi £168,000
30/09/2021 42 Terrace £283,500
17/09/2021 20 Semi £175,000
30/07/2021 15 Semi £163,000
25/06/2021 15 Semi £158,000

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

Crime in Holly Road, West Midlands

There were 2 street crime incidents in Holly Road 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 Holly Road
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Under investigation
2 Violent Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified

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 Holly Road and compared that to the average for the Blackheath ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Holly Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Blackheath ward

Social economic statistics for Holly 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 Holly Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Holly 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 Holly Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Holly Road are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Holly Road

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

Unemployment in Holly 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.
2.14% of Holly Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Holly Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Holly Road. The proportion of retirees on Holly Road is 6.1% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
12.5% of Holly Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Holly Road

The proportion of home owners on Holly Road is 1.49% higher than the national average of 62%. 23.81% of properties in Holly Road are private rented and 11.9% are social rented.
63.49% of residents of Holly Road own their home

Country of Birth of Holly Road residents

The proportion if Holly Road residents born in the UK is 5.41% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 11.94% of Holly Road residents were born outside the UK.
88.06% of Holly Road residents were born in the UK

Holly Road Summary

With house prices in Holly Road less than the average for West Midlands and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Holly Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Holly Road maybe difficult.

Holly 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.

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