Is Bluebell Wood Close in Sutton Coldfield a nice place to live?

Bluebell Wood Close is classified by the ONS as Ageing Communities and Families. Bluebell Wood Close is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Bluebell Wood Close is located in the Sutton Walmley & Minworth ward of the Birmingham district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.554884, -1.793424
Grid Ref SP141952
Constituency Sutton Coldfield
Postcodes B76 2UB, B76 8UB

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Bluebell Wood Close in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Bluebell Wood Close, West Midlands

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-midlands Police in Bluebell Wood Close 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 Bluebell Wood Close and compared that to the average for the Sutton Walmley & Minworth ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Bluebell Wood Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Sutton Walmley & Minworth ward

Social economic statistics for Bluebell Wood Close

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

2021 Census for Bluebell Wood Close

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

Unemployment in Bluebell Wood Close

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.
2.58% of Bluebell Wood Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bluebell Wood Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bluebell Wood Close. The proportion of retirees on Bluebell Wood Close is 40.11% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
58.71% of Bluebell Wood Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bluebell Wood Close

The proportion of home owners on Bluebell Wood Close is 23.32% lower than the national average of 62%. 5.66% of properties in Bluebell Wood Close are private rented and 53.77% are social rented.
38.68% of residents of Bluebell Wood Close own their home

Country of Birth of Bluebell Wood Close residents

The proportion if Bluebell Wood Close residents born in the UK is 2.15% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 15.2% of Bluebell Wood Close residents were born outside the UK.
84.8% of Bluebell Wood Close residents were born in the UK

Bluebell Wood Close Summary

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

Bluebell Wood Close 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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