Is Valencia Road in Bromsgrove a nice place to live?

Valencia Road is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Valencia 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

Valencia Road is located in the Slideslow ward of the Bromsgrove district in Worcestershire.
Coordinates 52.331018, -2.036994
Grid Ref SO975703
Constituency Bromsgrove
Postcodes B60 2SA

House Prices

The average house price in Valencia Road is 24.9% higher than the rest of Bromsgrove. The last sale we have on record is 56 Valencia Road, that sold for £288,000. The average house price in Bromsgrove is £243,328 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Valencia Road

Date No. Type Price
31/10/2022 56 Terrace £288,000
14/10/2022 60 Terrace £242,000
11/01/2022 36 Detached £510,000
24/06/2021 62 Terrace £265,000
26/02/2021 61 Detached £315,000
15/02/2021 70 Terrace £263,000
27/11/2020 58 Terrace £196,750
21/02/2020 63 Detached £293,000
20/02/2020 47 Detached £309,000
17/01/2020 2 Detached £315,000

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

Crime in Valencia Road, Worcestershire

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

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

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

2021 Census for Valencia Road

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

Unemployment in Valencia 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.
4.43% of Valencia Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Valencia Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Valencia Road. The proportion of retirees on Valencia Road is 6.78% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
11.82% of Valencia Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Valencia Road

The proportion of home owners on Valencia Road is 14.77% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.08% of properties in Valencia Road are private rented and 10.1% are social rented.
76.77% of residents of Valencia Road own their home

Country of Birth of Valencia Road residents

The proportion if Valencia Road residents born in the UK is 12.49% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.86% of Valencia Road residents were born outside the UK.
95.14% of Valencia Road residents were born in the UK

Valencia Road Summary

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

Valencia 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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