Genge Avenue, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Genge Avenue is classified by the ONS as Social Renting Young Families. Genge Avenue has an average crime rate (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Genge Avenue is located in the Spring Vale ward of the Wolverhampton district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.559329, -2.117917
Grid Ref SO921957
Constituency Wolverhampton South East
Postcodes WV4 6SL

House Prices

The average house price in Genge Avenue is 1.88% higher than the rest of Wolverhampton. The last sale we have on record is 15B Genge Avenue, that sold for £190,000. The average house price in Wolverhampton is £156,010 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Genge Avenue

Date No. Type Price
14/05/2021 15B Detached £190,000
13/02/2020 15C Detached £170,000
17/01/2020 10 Semi £117,000

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

Crime in Genge Avenue, West Midlands

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-midlands Police in Genge Avenue 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 Genge Avenue and compared that to the average for the Spring Vale ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Genge Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Spring Vale ward

Social economic statistics for Genge Avenue

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

2021 Census for Genge Avenue

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

Unemployment in Genge Avenue

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.
6.2% of Genge Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Genge Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Genge Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Genge Avenue is 2.54% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
16.06% of Genge Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Genge Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Genge Avenue is 0.1% higher than the national average of 62%. 12.9% of properties in Genge Avenue are private rented and 25% are social rented.
62.1% of residents of Genge Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Genge Avenue residents

The proportion if Genge Avenue residents born in the UK is 10.89% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 28.24% of Genge Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
71.76% of Genge Avenue residents were born in the UK

Genge Avenue Summary

With house prices in Genge Avenue less than the average for West Midlands and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Genge Avenue has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Genge Avenue maybe difficult.

Genge Avenue 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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