Lawrence Street, Walsall, West Midlands

Lawrence Street is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix. Lawrence Street is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Lawrence Street is located in the Willenhall South ward of the Walsall district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.591072, -2.057821
Grid Ref SO961992
Suburb Willenhall
Constituency Walsall North
Postcodes WV13 1BG, WV13 1BS

House Prices

The average house price in Lawrence Street is 7.69% lower than the rest of Walsall. The last sale we have on record is 49 Lawrence Street, that sold for £162,500. The average house price in Walsall is £181,192 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Lawrence Street

Date No. Type Price
13/08/2021 49 Semi £162,500
09/07/2021 47 Semi £174,000

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

Crime in Lawrence Street, West Midlands

There were 4 street crime incidents in Lawrence Street 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 Lawrence Street
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect
2 Violent Crime Under investigation
3 Violent Crime Under investigation
4 Violent Crime 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 Lawrence Street and compared that to the average for the Willenhall South ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Lawrence Street

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

2021 Census for Lawrence Street

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

Unemployment in Lawrence Street

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.
4.17% of Lawrence Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lawrence Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lawrence Street. The proportion of retirees on Lawrence Street is 5.5% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
13.1% of Lawrence Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lawrence Street

The proportion of home owners on Lawrence Street is 15.53% lower than the national average of 62%. 11.18% of properties in Lawrence Street are private rented and 37.06% are social rented.
46.47% of residents of Lawrence Street own their home

Country of Birth of Lawrence Street residents

The proportion if Lawrence Street residents born in the UK is 3.93% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 13.42% of Lawrence Street residents were born outside the UK.
86.58% of Lawrence Street residents were born in the UK

Lawrence Street Summary

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

Lawrence Street 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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