Stepping Stone Close, Walsall, West Midlands

Stepping Stone Close is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix. Stepping Stone Close has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Stepping Stone Close is located in the Bentley and Darlaston North ward of the Walsall district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.595103, -2.017613
Grid Ref SO989997
Suburb New Invention
Constituency Walsall South
Postcodes WS2 0LT

House Prices

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

Crime in Stepping Stone Close, West Midlands

There were 1 street crime incidents in Stepping Stone Close 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 Stepping Stone Close
# Category Outcome
1 Burglary 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 Stepping Stone Close 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 Stepping Stone Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bentley and Darlaston North ward

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

2021 Census for Stepping Stone Close

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

Unemployment in Stepping Stone 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.
5.14% of Stepping Stone Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Stepping Stone Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Stepping Stone Close. The proportion of retirees on Stepping Stone Close is 0.84% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.76% of Stepping Stone Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Stepping Stone Close

The proportion of home owners on Stepping Stone Close is 13.3% lower than the national average of 62%. 13.91% of properties in Stepping Stone Close are private rented and 37.39% are social rented.
48.7% of residents of Stepping Stone Close own their home

Country of Birth of Stepping Stone Close residents

The proportion if Stepping Stone Close residents born in the UK is 7.28% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.07% of Stepping Stone Close residents were born outside the UK.
89.93% of Stepping Stone Close residents were born in the UK

Stepping Stone Close Summary

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

Stepping Stone 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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