Is Cottage Lane in Sutton Coldfield a nice place to live?

Cottage Lane is classified by the ONS as Ageing Industrious Workers. Cottage Lane has an average crime rate (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Cottage Lane is located in the Sutton Walmley & Minworth ward of the Birmingham district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.53, -1.768865
Grid Ref SP157924
Constituency Sutton Coldfield
Postcodes B76 9AL, B76 9AW

House Prices

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

Crime in Cottage Lane, West Midlands

There were 1 street crime incidents in Cottage Lane 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 Cottage Lane
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect

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 Cottage Lane and compared that to the average for the Sutton Walmley & Minworth ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Cottage Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Sutton Walmley & Minworth ward

Social economic statistics for Cottage 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 Cottage Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Cottage 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 Cottage Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Cottage Lane are in the top 40% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Cottage Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Cottage Lane are in the top 40% 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 Cottage Lane are in the top 30% 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 Cottage Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Cottage Lane are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Cottage Lane

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

Unemployment in Cottage 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.
3.28% of Cottage Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Cottage Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Cottage Lane. The proportion of retirees on Cottage Lane is 15.28% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
33.88% of Cottage Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Cottage Lane

The proportion of home owners on Cottage Lane is 12% lower than the national average of 62%. 7.02% of properties in Cottage Lane are private rented and 40.35% are social rented.
50% of residents of Cottage Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Cottage Lane residents

The proportion if Cottage Lane residents born in the UK is 8.69% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.66% of Cottage Lane residents were born outside the UK.
91.34% of Cottage Lane residents were born in the UK

Cottage Lane Summary

Cottage Lane has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Cottage Lane maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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