Somerford Place, Walsall, West Midlands

Somerford Place is classified by the ONS as Social Renting Young Families. Somerford Place is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Somerford Place is located in the Willenhall South ward of the Walsall district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.583201, -2.066267
Grid Ref SO956983
Suburb Willenhall
Constituency Walsall North

House Prices

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

Crime in Somerford Place, West Midlands

There were 4 street crime incidents in Somerford Place in May 2024. These are the latest figures released by West-midlands Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: May 2024
May 2024 Crime Incidents in Somerford Place
# Category Outcome
1 Criminal Damage Arson Investigation complete; no suspect identified
2 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect
3 Violent Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Somerford Place and compared that to the average for the Willenhall South ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Somerford Place, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Willenhall South ward

Social economic statistics for Somerford Place

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

2021 Census for Somerford Place

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

Unemployment in Somerford Place

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.
5.1% of Somerford Place residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Somerford Place

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Somerford Place. The proportion of retirees on Somerford Place is 9.13% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
9.47% of Somerford Place residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Somerford Place

The proportion of home owners on Somerford Place is 14.5% lower than the national average of 62%. 27% of properties in Somerford Place are private rented and 21.5% are social rented.
47.5% of residents of Somerford Place own their home

Country of Birth of Somerford Place residents

The proportion if Somerford Place residents born in the UK is 3.5% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 13.85% of Somerford Place residents were born outside the UK.
86.15% of Somerford Place residents were born in the UK

Somerford Place Summary

Somerford Place has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Somerford Place maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Somerford Place 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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