Oak Avenue, Walsall, West Midlands

Oak Avenue is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix. Oak Avenue has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Oak Avenue is located in the Bentley and Darlaston North ward of the Walsall district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.59058, -2.02542
Grid Ref SO983991
Suburb Darlaston
Constituency Walsall South
Postcodes WS2 0HY

House Prices

The average house price in Oak Avenue is 24.39% lower than the rest of Walsall. The last sale we have on record is 3 Oak Avenue, that sold for £142,000. The average house price in Walsall is £181,192 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Oak Avenue

Date No. Type Price
30/06/2021 3 Semi £142,000
09/06/2021 17 Terrace £145,000
05/03/2021 23 Semi £150,000

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

Crime in Oak Avenue, West Midlands

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-midlands Police in Oak Avenue during July 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 Oak Avenue and compared that to the average for the Bentley and Darlaston North ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Oak Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bentley and Darlaston North ward

Social economic statistics for Oak Avenue

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Oak Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Oak Avenue 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 Oak Avenue 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 Oak Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Oak Avenue are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Oak Avenue

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

Unemployment in Oak Avenue

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.
2.78% of Oak Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Oak Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Oak Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Oak Avenue is 0.35% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
18.25% of Oak Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Oak Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Oak Avenue is 18.72% lower than the national average of 62%. 8.96% of properties in Oak Avenue are private rented and 47.76% are social rented.
43.28% of residents of Oak Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Oak Avenue residents

The proportion if Oak Avenue residents born in the UK is 8.14% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.21% of Oak Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
90.79% of Oak Avenue residents were born in the UK

Oak Avenue Summary

With house prices in Oak Avenue less than the average for West Midlands and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Oak Avenue is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Oak Avenue has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Oak Avenue maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Oak Avenue 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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