Is Meadow Close in Walsall a nice place to live?

Meadow Close is classified by the ONS as Indian Tech Achievers. Meadow Close is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Meadow Close is located in the Streetly ward of the Walsall district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.584837, -1.885499
Grid Ref SP078985
Constituency Aldridge-Brownhills
Postcodes B74 3JE, WS4 1PG

House Prices

The average house price in Meadow Close is 44.67% higher than the rest of Walsall. The last sale we have on record is 17 Meadow Close, that sold for £455,000. The average house price in Walsall is £181,192 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Meadow Close

Date No. Type Price
04/11/2022 17 Detached £455,000
29/10/2021 14 Semi £199,995

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

Crime in Meadow Close, West Midlands

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-midlands Police in Meadow 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 Meadow Close and compared that to the average for the Streetly ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Meadow Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Streetly ward

Social economic statistics for Meadow 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 Meadow Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Meadow 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 Meadow Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Meadow Close 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 Meadow Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Meadow Close are in the top 20% 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 Meadow Close are in the top 30% 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 Meadow Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Meadow Close are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Meadow Close

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

Unemployment in Meadow 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.
1.97% of Meadow Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Meadow Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Meadow Close. The proportion of retirees on Meadow Close is 18.41% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
37.01% of Meadow Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Meadow Close

The proportion of home owners on Meadow Close is 31.04% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.09% of properties in Meadow Close are private rented and 0% are social rented.
93.04% of residents of Meadow Close own their home

Country of Birth of Meadow Close residents

The proportion if Meadow Close residents born in the UK is 4.89% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 12.46% of Meadow Close residents were born outside the UK.
87.54% of Meadow Close residents were born in the UK

Meadow Close Summary

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

Meadow Close 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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