Is Brunel Drive in Sandwell a nice place to live?

Brunel Drive is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix. Brunel Drive has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Brunel Drive is located in the Princes End ward of the Sandwell district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.545173, -2.069247
Grid Ref SO954941
Suburb Princes End
Constituency West Bromwich West
Postcodes DY4 9LY

House Prices

The average house price in Brunel Drive is 100% higher than the rest of Sandwell. The last sale we have on record is 35 Brunel Drive, that sold for £135,000. The average house price in Sandwell is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Brunel Drive

Date No. Type Price
13/10/2021 35 Terrace £135,000
26/08/2020 40 Terrace £122,000
18/03/2020 33 Terrace £116,500
14/02/2020 36 Terrace £109,250

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

Crime in Brunel Drive, West Midlands

There were 2 street crime incidents in Brunel 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 Brunel Drive
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect
2 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 Brunel Drive and compared that to the average for the Princes End ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Brunel Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Princes End ward

Social economic statistics for Brunel 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 Brunel Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Brunel 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 Brunel Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Brunel Drive 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 Brunel Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Brunel Drive are in the top 30% 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 Brunel Drive 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 Brunel Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Brunel Drive are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Brunel Drive

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

Unemployment in Brunel 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.
8.28% of Brunel Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Brunel Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Brunel Drive. The proportion of retirees on Brunel Drive is 1.17% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.43% of Brunel Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Brunel Drive

The proportion of home owners on Brunel Drive is 13.9% lower than the national average of 62%. 17.62% of properties in Brunel Drive are private rented and 33.81% are social rented.
48.1% of residents of Brunel Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Brunel Drive residents

The proportion if Brunel Drive residents born in the UK is 1.52% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 18.87% of Brunel Drive residents were born outside the UK.
81.13% of Brunel Drive residents were born in the UK

Brunel Drive Summary

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

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