Is Windmill Lane in Solihull a nice place to live?

Windmill Lane is classified by the ONS as Established Farming Communities. Windmill Lane is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Windmill Lane is located in the Dorridge and Hockley Heath ward of the Solihull district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.362959, -1.752701
Grid Ref SP169739
Constituency Meriden
Postcodes B93 8PY, B93 8PZ, B94 6PT, CV7 7GU, CV7 7GW

House Prices

The average house price in Windmill Lane is 69.76% higher than the rest of Solihull. The last sale we have on record is COMMONERS COTTAGE Windmill Lane, that sold for £1,375,000. The average house price in Solihull is £306,042 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Windmill Lane

Date No. Type Price
30/06/2022 COMMONERS COTTAGE Detached £1,375,000
05/03/2021 WINDMILL FARM £1,750,000
25/11/2020 CHERRYTREES Detached £800,000
20/08/2020 WITNEY COTTAGE Detached £685,000
07/08/2020 MERIGLEN Detached £450,000

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

Crime in Windmill Lane, West Midlands

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-midlands Police in Windmill Lane 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 Windmill Lane and compared that to the average for the Dorridge and Hockley Heath ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Windmill Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Dorridge and Hockley Heath ward

Social economic statistics for Windmill Lane

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 Windmill Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Windmill Lane 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 Windmill Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Windmill Lane are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Windmill Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Windmill Lane are in the top 10% least 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 Windmill Lane are in the top 10% least 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 Windmill Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Windmill Lane are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Windmill Lane

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

Unemployment in Windmill Lane

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.
1.79% of Windmill Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Windmill Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Windmill Lane. The proportion of retirees on Windmill Lane is 4.61% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
23.21% of Windmill Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Windmill Lane

The proportion of home owners on Windmill Lane is 26.24% higher than the national average of 62%. 0% of properties in Windmill Lane are private rented and 11.76% are social rented.
88.24% of residents of Windmill Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Windmill Lane residents

The proportion if Windmill Lane residents born in the UK is 14.91% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.44% of Windmill Lane residents were born outside the UK.
97.56% of Windmill Lane residents were born in the UK

Windmill Lane Summary

With house prices in Windmill Lane more than the average for West Midlands and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Windmill Lane is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Windmill Lane has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Windmill Lane maybe difficult.

Windmill Lane has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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