Is Birchfield Road in Redditch a nice place to live?

Birchfield Road is classified by the ONS as Established Farming Communities. Birchfield Road is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Birchfield Road is located in the Tardebigge ward of the Bromsgrove district in Worcestershire.
Coordinates 52.305073, -1.978975
Grid Ref SP015674
Suburb Bentley Pauncefoot CP
Constituency Bromsgrove

House Prices

The average house price in Birchfield Road is 3.94% higher than the rest of Redditch. The last sale we have on record is 69 Birchfield Road, that sold for £90,000. The average house price in Redditch is £207,500 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Birchfield Road

Date No. Type Price
21/07/2023 69 Terrace £90,000
13/07/2023 THE BEECHES, 233 Flat £154,000
16/12/2022 445 Terrace £320,000
02/12/2022 352 £382,000
01/12/2022 BIRCHLEY HOUSE, 245A Flat £134,000
25/11/2022 262 Semi £317,000
11/11/2022 BIRCHLEY HOUSE, 245A Flat £126,000
28/10/2022 SEACOLE HOUSE, 226A Flat £131,000
24/08/2022 427 Detached £350,000
29/07/2022 253 Detached £650,000

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

Crime in Birchfield Road, Worcestershire

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

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Birchfield Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Tardebigge ward

Social economic statistics for Birchfield 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 Birchfield Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Birchfield 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 Birchfield Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Birchfield Road are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Birchfield Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Birchfield 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 Birchfield Road are in the top 10% 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 Birchfield Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Birchfield Road are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Birchfield Road

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

Unemployment in Birchfield 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.
1.26% of Birchfield Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Birchfield Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Birchfield Road. The proportion of retirees on Birchfield Road is 9.39% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
27.99% of Birchfield Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Birchfield Road

The proportion of home owners on Birchfield Road is 15.64% higher than the national average of 62%. 20.5% of properties in Birchfield Road are private rented and 1.86% are social rented.
77.64% of residents of Birchfield Road own their home

Country of Birth of Birchfield Road residents

The proportion if Birchfield Road residents born in the UK is 11.23% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.12% of Birchfield Road residents were born outside the UK.
93.88% of Birchfield Road residents were born in the UK

Birchfield Road Summary

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

Birchfield 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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