Is Shakels Close in Redditch a nice place to live?

Shakels Close is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. Shakels Close is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Shakels Close is located in the Astwood Bank and Feckenham ward of the Redditch district in Worcestershire.
Coordinates 52.270172, -1.940194
Grid Ref SP041635
Suburb Crabbs Cross
Constituency Redditch
Postcodes B97 5UJ

House Prices

The average house price in Shakels Close is 1.5% higher than the rest of Redditch. The last sale we have on record is 7 Shakels Close, that sold for £165,000. The average house price in Redditch is £207,500 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Shakels Close

Date No. Type Price
11/03/2022 7 Terrace £165,000
07/04/2021 3 Terrace £235,000
01/02/2021 6 Terrace £232,000

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

Crime in Shakels Close, Worcestershire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Shakels Close in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by West-mercia Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Shakels Close
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -

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 Shakels Close and compared that to the average for the Astwood Bank and Feckenham ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Shakels Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Astwood Bank and Feckenham ward

Social economic statistics for Shakels Close

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 Shakels Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Shakels Close 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 Shakels Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Shakels Close 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 Shakels Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Shakels Close 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 Shakels Close are in the top 40% 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 Shakels Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Shakels Close are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Shakels Close

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

Unemployment in Shakels Close

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.
2.89% of Shakels Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Shakels Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Shakels Close. The proportion of retirees on Shakels Close is 9.43% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.03% of Shakels Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Shakels Close

The proportion of home owners on Shakels Close is 31.04% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.7% of properties in Shakels Close are private rented and 1.27% are social rented.
93.04% of residents of Shakels Close own their home

Country of Birth of Shakels Close residents

The proportion if Shakels Close residents born in the UK is 13.11% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.24% of Shakels Close residents were born outside the UK.
95.76% of Shakels Close residents were born in the UK

Shakels Close Summary

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

Shakels Close 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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