Is Lickey Road in Bromsgrove a nice place to live?

Lickey Road is classified by the ONS as Older Workers and Retirement. Lickey Road has an average crime rate (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Lickey Road is located in the Cofton ward of the Bromsgrove district in Worcestershire.
Coordinates 52.383001, -2.002811
Grid Ref SO999761
Suburb Cofton Hackett CP
Constituency Bromsgrove
Postcodes B45 8UU

House Prices

The average house price in Lickey Road is 80.2% higher than the rest of Bromsgrove. The last sale we have on record is 462 Lickey Road, that sold for £9,950. The average house price in Bromsgrove is £243,328 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Lickey Road

Date No. Type Price
30/04/2021 462 £9,950
09/07/2020 474 £2,448,000

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

Crime in Lickey Road, Worcestershire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-mercia Police in Lickey Road 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 Lickey Road and compared that to the average for the Cofton ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Lickey 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 Lickey Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Lickey 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 Lickey Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Lickey Road are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Lickey Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Lickey 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 Lickey Road are in the top 10% 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 Lickey Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Lickey Road are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Lickey Road

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

Unemployment in Lickey 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.
1.16% of Lickey Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lickey Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lickey Road. The proportion of retirees on Lickey Road is 6.69% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
25.29% of Lickey Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lickey Road

The proportion of home owners on Lickey Road is 28.8% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.2% of properties in Lickey Road are private rented and 0% are social rented.
90.8% of residents of Lickey Road own their home

Country of Birth of Lickey Road residents

The proportion if Lickey Road residents born in the UK is 12.3% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.05% of Lickey Road residents were born outside the UK.
94.95% of Lickey Road residents were born in the UK

Lickey Road Summary

Lickey Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Lickey Road maybe difficult.

Lickey 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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