Is Grace Road in Sandwell a nice place to live?

Grace Road is classified by the ONS as Young Hard-Pressed Families. Grace Road is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Grace Road is located in the Great Bridge ward of the Sandwell district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.537871, -2.055333
Grid Ref SO963933
Suburb Princes End
Constituency West Bromwich West

House Prices

The average house price in Grace Road is 100% higher than the rest of Sandwell. The last sale we have on record is 179 Grace Road, that sold for £180,000. The average house price in Sandwell is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Grace Road

Date No. Type Price
23/03/2023 179 Terrace £180,000
19/08/2022 2 Terrace £191,000
06/05/2022 153 Semi £186,000
05/05/2022 85 Flat £87,000
14/02/2022 54 Terrace £196,000
17/12/2021 89 Semi £170,000
26/11/2021 50 Terrace £175,000
09/11/2020 65 Semi £127,000
20/10/2020 93 Semi £135,000
30/09/2020 42 Semi £145,000

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

Crime in Grace Road, West Midlands

There were 1 street crime incidents in Grace 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 Grace Road
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Under investigation

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 Grace Road and compared that to the average for the Great Bridge ward.

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

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

2021 Census for Grace Road

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

Unemployment in Grace 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.
4.83% of Grace Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Grace Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Grace Road. The proportion of retirees on Grace Road is 4.12% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.48% of Grace Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Grace Road

The proportion of home owners on Grace Road is 8.03% lower than the national average of 62%. 11.11% of properties in Grace Road are private rented and 34.13% are social rented.
53.97% of residents of Grace Road own their home

Country of Birth of Grace Road residents

The proportion if Grace Road residents born in the UK is 8.36% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.99% of Grace Road residents were born outside the UK.
91.01% of Grace Road residents were born in the UK

Grace Road Summary

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

Grace 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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