Is Shaw Avenue in Wyre Forest a nice place to live?

Shaw Avenue is classified by the ONS as Older Workers and Retirement. Shaw Avenue is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Shaw Avenue is located in the Offmore & Comberton ward of the Wyre Forest district in Worcestershire.
Coordinates 52.389778, -2.223467
Grid Ref SO848768
Suburb Kidderminster
Constituency Wyre Forest
Postcodes DY10 3YX

House Prices

The average house price in Shaw Avenue is 100% higher than the rest of Wyre Forest. The last sale we have on record is 31 Shaw Avenue, that sold for £235,000. The average house price in Wyre Forest is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Shaw Avenue

Date No. Type Price
28/04/2021 31 Semi £235,000
09/03/2021 15 Terrace £245,000
27/10/2020 23 Detached £320,000

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

Crime in Shaw Avenue, Worcestershire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-mercia Police in Shaw Avenue 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 Shaw Avenue and compared that to the average for the Offmore & Comberton ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Shaw Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Offmore & Comberton ward

Social economic statistics for Shaw Avenue

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 Shaw Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Shaw Avenue 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 Shaw Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Shaw Avenue 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 Shaw Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Shaw Avenue are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Shaw Avenue 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 Shaw Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Shaw Avenue are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Shaw Avenue

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

Unemployment in Shaw Avenue

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.
0.44% of Shaw Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Shaw Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Shaw Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Shaw Avenue is 30.74% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
49.34% of Shaw Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Shaw Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Shaw Avenue is 34.61% higher than the national average of 62%. 3.39% of properties in Shaw Avenue are private rented and 0% are social rented.
96.61% of residents of Shaw Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Shaw Avenue residents

The proportion if Shaw Avenue residents born in the UK is 13.38% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.97% of Shaw Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
96.03% of Shaw Avenue residents were born in the UK

Shaw Avenue Summary

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

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