Western Avenue, Walsall, West Midlands

Western Avenue is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Hardship. Western Avenue has an average crime rate (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Western Avenue is located in the Willenhall South ward of the Walsall district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.588034, -2.032533
Grid Ref SO978989
Suburb Darlaston
Constituency Walsall North
Postcodes WS2 0AB, WS2 0AQ, WS2 0GL, WS2 0NJ

House Prices

The average house price in Western Avenue is 49.75% lower than the rest of Walsall. The last sale we have on record is 44 Western Avenue, that sold for £145,000. The average house price in Walsall is £181,192 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Western Avenue

Date No. Type Price
31/10/2022 44 Terrace £145,000
10/08/2022 14 Terrace £150,000
20/06/2022 14 Terrace £100,500
03/05/2022 56 Terrace £84,475
16/03/2022 20 Terrace £125,000
13/12/2021 12 Terrace £120,000
28/08/2020 18 Terrace £120,000

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

Crime in Western Avenue, West Midlands

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-midlands Police in Western 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 Western Avenue and compared that to the average for the Willenhall South ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Western Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Willenhall South ward

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

2021 Census for Western Avenue

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

Unemployment in Western 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.
9.94% of Western Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Western Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Western Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Western Avenue is 8.07% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
10.53% of Western Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Western Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Western Avenue is 53.89% lower than the national average of 62%. 5.41% of properties in Western Avenue are private rented and 85.59% are social rented.
8.11% of residents of Western Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Western Avenue residents

The proportion if Western Avenue residents born in the UK is 9.14% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.21% of Western Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
91.79% of Western Avenue residents were born in the UK

Western Avenue Summary

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

Western 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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