Is Egg Lane in Wyre Forest a nice place to live?

Egg Lane is classified by the ONS as Agricultural Communities. Egg Lane is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Egg Lane is located in the Wyre Forest Rural ward of the Wyre Forest district in Worcestershire.
Coordinates 52.382622, -2.142759
Grid Ref SO903760
Suburb Broome
Constituency Wyre Forest
Postcodes DY9 0BS, DY9 0EG, DY9 0EH

House Prices

The average house price in Egg Lane is 100% higher than the rest of Wyre Forest. The last sale we have on record is BROOKSIDE Egg Lane, that sold for £705,000. The average house price in Wyre Forest is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Egg Lane

Date No. Type Price
30/06/2021 BROOKSIDE Detached £705,000

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

Crime in Egg Lane, Worcestershire

There were 2 street crime incidents in Egg Lane 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 Egg Lane
# Category Outcome
1 Other Theft Under investigation
2 Shoplifting Under investigation

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 Egg Lane and compared that to the average for the Wyre Forest Rural ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Egg Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Wyre Forest Rural ward

Social economic statistics for Egg 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 Egg Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Egg 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 Egg Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Egg Lane are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Egg Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Egg Lane are in the top 30% 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 Egg Lane are in the top 30% 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 Egg Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Egg Lane are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Egg Lane

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

Unemployment in Egg 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.
3.28% of Egg Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Egg Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Egg Lane. The proportion of retirees on Egg Lane is 10.5% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
29.1% of Egg Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Egg Lane

The proportion of home owners on Egg Lane is 5.19% higher than the national average of 62%. 31.25% of properties in Egg Lane are private rented and 1.56% are social rented.
67.19% of residents of Egg Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Egg Lane residents

The proportion if Egg Lane residents born in the UK is 10.66% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.69% of Egg Lane residents were born outside the UK.
93.31% of Egg Lane residents were born in the UK

Egg Lane Summary

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

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