Is Wolverley Crescent in Sandwell a nice place to live?

Wolverley Crescent is classified by the ONS as Social Renting Young Families. Wolverley 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

Wolverley Crescent is located in the Langley ward of the Sandwell district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.490809, -2.029412
Grid Ref SO980880
Suburb Whiteheath
Constituency Warley

House Prices

The average house price in Wolverley Crescent is 100% higher than the rest of Sandwell. The last sale we have on record is 85 Wolverley Crescent, that sold for £60,000. The average house price in Sandwell is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Wolverley Crescent

Date No. Type Price
10/02/2022 85 Flat £60,000
30/06/2021 19 Flat £65,000
28/07/2020 115 Terrace £110,000

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

Crime in Wolverley Crescent, West Midlands

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

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

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

2021 Census for Wolverley Crescent

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

Unemployment in Wolverley 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.
7.62% of Wolverley Crescent residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Wolverley Crescent

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Wolverley Crescent. The proportion of retirees on Wolverley Crescent is 8.6% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
10% of Wolverley Crescent residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Wolverley Crescent

The proportion of home owners on Wolverley Crescent is 29.83% lower than the national average of 62%. 16.52% of properties in Wolverley Crescent are private rented and 50.43% are social rented.
32.17% of residents of Wolverley Crescent own their home

Country of Birth of Wolverley Crescent residents

The proportion if Wolverley Crescent residents born in the UK is 2.3% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 15.05% of Wolverley Crescent residents were born outside the UK.
84.95% of Wolverley Crescent residents were born in the UK

Wolverley Crescent Summary

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

Wolverley 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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