Is Hardwick Road in Walsall a nice place to live?

Hardwick Road is classified by the ONS as Indian Tech Achievers. Hardwick Road 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

Hardwick Road is located in the Streetly ward of the Walsall district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.58748, -1.879183
Grid Ref SP082988
Suburb Shenstone
Constituency Aldridge-Brownhills

House Prices

The average house price in Hardwick Road is 69.05% higher than the rest of Walsall. The last sale we have on record is 69 Hardwick Road, that sold for £750,000. The average house price in Walsall is £181,192 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Hardwick Road

Date No. Type Price
23/06/2023 69 Detached £750,000
25/11/2022 84 Detached £937,500
06/10/2022 66A Detached £550,000
07/09/2022 124 £290,000
11/03/2022 101 Semi £400,000
28/01/2022 107 Semi £300,000
03/12/2021 51 Detached £860,000
29/09/2021 106 Semi £430,000
27/07/2021 56 £25,000
07/05/2021 65 Detached £500,000

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

Crime in Hardwick Road, West Midlands

There were 2 street crime incidents in Hardwick Road 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 Hardwick Road
# Category Outcome
1 Criminal Damage Arson Investigation complete; no suspect identified
2 Vehicle Crime Under investigation

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 Hardwick Road and compared that to the average for the Streetly ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Hardwick Road

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

2021 Census for Hardwick Road

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

Unemployment in Hardwick Road

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.
0.71% of Hardwick Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Hardwick Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Hardwick Road. The proportion of retirees on Hardwick Road is 5.24% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
23.84% of Hardwick Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Hardwick Road

The proportion of home owners on Hardwick Road is 32.26% higher than the national average of 62%. 4.92% of properties in Hardwick Road are private rented and 0.82% are social rented.
94.26% of residents of Hardwick Road own their home

Country of Birth of Hardwick Road residents

The proportion if Hardwick Road residents born in the UK is 2.36% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 14.99% of Hardwick Road residents were born outside the UK.
85.01% of Hardwick Road residents were born in the UK

Hardwick Road Summary

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

Hardwick Road 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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