Is Weights Lane in Redditch a nice place to live?

Weights Lane is classified by the ONS as Rural Employment and Retirees. Weights Lane 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

Weights Lane is located in the Tardebigge ward of the Bromsgrove district in Worcestershire.
Coordinates 52.322865, -1.950312
Grid Ref SP034694
Suburb Tutnall and Cobley CP
Constituency Bromsgrove
Postcodes B97 6RG, B97 6RN, B97 6RQ, B97 6RS

House Prices

The average house price in Weights Lane is 97.96% higher than the rest of Redditch. The last sale we have on record is LUCERNE HOUSE Weights Lane, that sold for £350,000. The average house price in Redditch is £207,500 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Weights Lane

Date No. Type Price
05/01/2022 LUCERNE HOUSE Detached £350,000
02/11/2021 WEIGHTS FARM £20,000,000

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

Crime in Weights Lane, Worcestershire

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

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

Social economic statistics for Weights Lane

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

2021 Census for Weights Lane

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

Unemployment in Weights Lane

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.
4.17% of Weights Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Weights Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Weights Lane. The proportion of retirees on Weights Lane is 9.73% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.33% of Weights Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Weights Lane

The proportion of home owners on Weights Lane is 13.86% higher than the national average of 62%. 24.14% of properties in Weights Lane are private rented and 0% are social rented.
75.86% of residents of Weights Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Weights Lane residents

The proportion if Weights Lane residents born in the UK is 12.05% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.3% of Weights Lane residents were born outside the UK.
94.7% of Weights Lane residents were born in the UK

Weights Lane Summary

With house prices in Weights Lane more than the average for Worcestershire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Weights Lane has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Weights Lane maybe difficult.

Weights Lane 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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