Is Borough Crescent in Sandwell a nice place to live?

Borough Crescent is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix. Borough Crescent is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Borough Crescent is located in the Langley ward of the Sandwell district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.489551, -2.027614
Grid Ref SO982879
Suburb Whiteheath
Constituency Warley
Postcodes B69 1AJ, B69 1AX, B69 1BB

House Prices

The average house price in Borough Crescent is 100% higher than the rest of Sandwell. The last sale we have on record is 37 Borough Crescent, that sold for £167,000. The average house price in Sandwell is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Borough Crescent

Date No. Type Price
05/08/2022 37 Semi £167,000
05/11/2021 119 Flat £73,000
03/09/2021 2 Semi £139,000
24/07/2020 71 Terrace £116,500
22/01/2020 127 Detached £200,000

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

Crime in Borough Crescent, West Midlands

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-midlands Police in Borough Crescent 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 Borough Crescent and compared that to the average for the Langley ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Borough Crescent, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Langley ward

Social economic statistics for Borough Crescent

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

2021 Census for Borough Crescent

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

Unemployment in Borough Crescent

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.
5.83% of Borough Crescent residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Borough Crescent

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Borough Crescent. The proportion of retirees on Borough Crescent is 1.82% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
20.42% of Borough Crescent residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Borough Crescent

The proportion of home owners on Borough Crescent is 1.03% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.24% of properties in Borough Crescent are private rented and 25.21% are social rented.
63.03% of residents of Borough Crescent own their home

Country of Birth of Borough Crescent residents

The proportion if Borough Crescent residents born in the UK is 0% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 17.35% of Borough Crescent residents were born outside the UK.
82.65% of Borough Crescent residents were born in the UK

Borough Crescent Summary

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

Borough Crescent 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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