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B

DISTRICT

B90

SECTOR

B90 8

District Crime Sector Crime House Prices Jobs Nearby
TOP TYPE OF RESIDENT

Rural white-collar workers

PROPERTY PRICE RANGE
MIN
£100K
AVG
£150K
MED
£175K
MAX
£200K

Scores 43/100 for price in UK (* higher is more expensive)

Local Jobs Score
0 100 73
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DY

DISTRICT

DY12

SECTOR

DY12 3

District Crime Sector Crime House Prices Jobs Nearby
TOP TYPE OF RESIDENT

Rural employment and retirees

PROPERTY PRICE RANGE
MIN
£195K
AVG
£346K
MED
£350K
MAX
£500K

Scores 82/100 for price in UK (* higher is more expensive)

Local Jobs Score
0 100 89
* score is based on all jobs advertised within 10 miles (5,179) and average salary (£30,467) as compared to other sectors across the country.
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B

DISTRICT

B76

SECTOR

B76 0

District Crime Sector Crime House Prices Jobs Nearby
TOP TYPE OF RESIDENT

Rural white-collar workers

PROPERTY PRICE RANGE
MIN
£440K
AVG
£570K
MED
£440K
MAX
£700K

Scores 89/100 for price in UK (* higher is more expensive)

Local Jobs Score
0 100 75
* score is based on all jobs advertised within 10 miles (1,588) and average salary (£30,997) as compared to other sectors across the country.
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B

DISTRICT

B79

SECTOR

B79 9

District Crime Sector Crime House Prices Jobs Nearby
TOP TYPE OF RESIDENT

Established farming communities

PROPERTY PRICE RANGE
MIN
£115K
AVG
£378K
MED
£350K
MAX
£750K

Scores 82/100 for price in UK (* higher is more expensive)

Local Jobs Score
0 100 35
* score is based on all jobs advertised within 10 miles (309) and average salary (£25,534) as compared to other sectors across the country.
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B

DISTRICT

B61

SECTOR

B61 9

District Crime Sector Crime House Prices Jobs Nearby
TOP TYPE OF RESIDENT

Established farming communities

PROPERTY PRICE RANGE
MIN
£155K
AVG
£354K
MED
£350K
MAX
£795K

Scores 82/100 for price in UK (* higher is more expensive)

Local Jobs Score
0 100 56
* score is based on all jobs advertised within 10 miles (701) and average salary (£28,056) as compared to other sectors across the country.
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B

DISTRICT

B79

SECTOR

B79 0

District Crime Sector Crime House Prices Jobs Nearby
TOP TYPE OF RESIDENT

Rural life

PROPERTY PRICE RANGE
MIN
£88K
AVG
£274K
MED
£223K
MAX
£1.1M

Scores 58/100 for price in UK (* higher is more expensive)

Local Jobs Score
0 100 34
* score is based on all jobs advertised within 10 miles (284) and average salary (£25,550) as compared to other sectors across the country.
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B

DISTRICT

B95

SECTOR

B95 6

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TOP TYPE OF RESIDENT

Rural white-collar workers

PROPERTY PRICE RANGE
MIN
£243K
AVG
£466K
MED
£360K
MAX
£995K

Scores 83/100 for price in UK (* higher is more expensive)

Local Jobs Score
0 100 35
* score is based on all jobs advertised within 10 miles (307) and average salary (£28,329) as compared to other sectors across the country.
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WV

DISTRICT

WV8

SECTOR

WV8 2

District Crime Sector Crime House Prices Jobs Nearby
TOP TYPE OF RESIDENT

Detached retirement living

PROPERTY PRICE RANGE
MIN
£104K
AVG
£302K
MED
£270K
MAX
£807K

Scores 69/100 for price in UK (* higher is more expensive)

Local Jobs Score
0 100 50
* score is based on all jobs advertised within 10 miles (618) and average salary (£28,291) as compared to other sectors across the country.
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WV

DISTRICT

WV5

SECTOR

WV5 7

District Crime Sector Crime House Prices Jobs Nearby
TOP TYPE OF RESIDENT

Agricultural communities

PROPERTY PRICE RANGE
MIN
£175K
AVG
£365K
MED
£320K
MAX
£875K

Scores 78/100 for price in UK (* higher is more expensive)

Local Jobs Score
0 100 59
* score is based on all jobs advertised within 10 miles (761) and average salary (£32,866) as compared to other sectors across the country.
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WS

DISTRICT

WS15

SECTOR

WS15 3

District Crime Sector Crime House Prices Jobs Nearby
TOP TYPE OF RESIDENT

Rural white-collar workers

PROPERTY PRICE RANGE
MIN
£118K
AVG
£367K
MED
£330K
MAX
£2.0M

Scores 79/100 for price in UK (* higher is more expensive)

Local Jobs Score
0 100 25
* score is based on all jobs advertised within 10 miles (153) and average salary (£28,718) as compared to other sectors across the country.
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B

DISTRICT

B38

SECTOR

B38 0

District Crime Sector Crime House Prices Jobs Nearby
TOP TYPE OF RESIDENT

Detached rural retirement

PROPERTY PRICE RANGE
MIN
£84K
AVG
£177K
MED
£180K
MAX
£270K

Scores 45/100 for price in UK (* higher is more expensive)

Local Jobs Score
0 100 74
* score is based on all jobs advertised within 10 miles (1,573) and average salary (£31,137) as compared to other sectors across the country.
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CV

DISTRICT

CV7

SECTOR

CV7 9

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TOP TYPE OF RESIDENT

Achieving minorities

PROPERTY PRICE RANGE
MIN
£52K
AVG
£167K
MED
£148K
MAX
£483K

Scores 32/100 for price in UK (* higher is more expensive)

Local Jobs Score
0 100 46
* score is based on all jobs advertised within 10 miles (566) and average salary (£30,620) as compared to other sectors across the country.
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DY

DISTRICT

DY7

SECTOR

DY7 5

District Crime Sector Crime House Prices Jobs Nearby
TOP TYPE OF RESIDENT

Rural white-collar workers

PROPERTY PRICE RANGE
MIN
£107K
AVG
£400K
MED
£400K
MAX
£793K

Scores 87/100 for price in UK (* higher is more expensive)

Local Jobs Score
0 100 89
* score is based on all jobs advertised within 10 miles (5,179) and average salary (£30,467) as compared to other sectors across the country.
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DE

DISTRICT

DE12

SECTOR

DE12 8

District Crime Sector Crime House Prices Jobs Nearby
TOP TYPE OF RESIDENT

Rural life

PROPERTY PRICE RANGE
MIN
£115K
AVG
£240K
MED
£190K
MAX
£995K

Scores 49/100 for price in UK (* higher is more expensive)

Local Jobs Score
0 100 36
* score is based on all jobs advertised within 10 miles (314) and average salary (£25,709) as compared to other sectors across the country.
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WV

DISTRICT

WV5

SECTOR

WV5 8

District Crime Sector Crime House Prices Jobs Nearby
TOP TYPE OF RESIDENT

White suburban communities

PROPERTY PRICE RANGE
MIN
£120K
AVG
£223K
MED
£210K
MAX
£377K

Scores 55/100 for price in UK (* higher is more expensive)

Local Jobs Score
0 100 70
* score is based on all jobs advertised within 10 miles (1,084) and average salary (£31,237) as compared to other sectors across the country.
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CV

DISTRICT

CV13

SECTOR

CV13 6

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TOP TYPE OF RESIDENT

Established farming communities

PROPERTY PRICE RANGE
MIN
£78K
AVG
£290K
MED
£252K
MAX
£975K

Scores 66/100 for price in UK (* higher is more expensive)

Local Jobs Score
0 100 30
* score is based on all jobs advertised within 10 miles (220) and average salary (£28,798) as compared to other sectors across the country.
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WS

DISTRICT

WS3

SECTOR

WS3 5

District Crime Sector Crime House Prices Jobs Nearby
TOP TYPE OF RESIDENT

Ageing rural flat tenants

PROPERTY PRICE RANGE
MIN
£88K
AVG
£147K
MED
£128K
MAX
£267K

Scores 24/100 for price in UK (* higher is more expensive)

Local Jobs Score
0 100 58
* score is based on all jobs advertised within 10 miles (748) and average salary (£27,581) as compared to other sectors across the country.
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DY

DISTRICT

DY6

SECTOR

DY6 0

District Crime Sector Crime House Prices Jobs Nearby
TOP TYPE OF RESIDENT

Semi-detached ageing

PROPERTY PRICE RANGE
MIN
£91K
AVG
£198K
MED
£185K
MAX
£405K

Scores 48/100 for price in UK (* higher is more expensive)

Local Jobs Score
0 100 89
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WS

DISTRICT

WS12

SECTOR

WS12 0

District Crime Sector Crime House Prices Jobs Nearby
TOP TYPE OF RESIDENT

Industrious hardship

PROPERTY PRICE RANGE
MIN
£90K
AVG
£213K
MED
£165K
MAX
£575K

Scores 39/100 for price in UK (* higher is more expensive)

Local Jobs Score
0 100 65
* score is based on all jobs advertised within 10 miles (847) and average salary (£28,041) as compared to other sectors across the country.
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B

DISTRICT

B60

SECTOR

B60 4

District Crime Sector Crime House Prices Jobs Nearby
TOP TYPE OF RESIDENT

Self-sufficient retirement

PROPERTY PRICE RANGE
MIN
£108K
AVG
£270K
MED
£245K
MAX
£730K

Scores 63/100 for price in UK (* higher is more expensive)

Local Jobs Score
0 100 45
* score is based on all jobs advertised within 10 miles (553) and average salary (£28,221) as compared to other sectors across the country.
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We have combed through our database of statistics and found the top 20 areas matching your search for a nice areas and bad areas near Birmingham City Centre, Birmingham, West Midlands. Depending upon the filters you set - the number one location displayed should be a good place to live ... or maybe not?

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We have produced many tools to help narrow down that tedious search process when looking for somewhere to live. In order to not add to the hassle everything you find here has been tailored to be as simple to use as possible.

Currently updated for all locations in England, Wales and Scotland we will be updating in due course to include Northern Ireland.

Please follow these steps to use the mapping feature of this site.

  1. 1Begin by entering a location into the location box. If it is hidden, click the 'show location box' button.
  2. 2You can enter any postcode, street name, or town. You can also click the 'locate me' icon to automatically find your current location.
  3. 3Next, select a boundary to search within. This can either be a distance measured in miles or kilometers, or by travel time. The travel time setting allows you to select a mode of travel (car, bus/train, bicycle or walking) and the time taken. We will then create a boundary from the center of your chosen location to search for areas within.
  4. 4Next, click the gear icon (settings icon) in the menu bar to bring out the filtering options. You can use filtering options to reduce the areas found to only those matching your chosen preference.
  5. 5You must turn a filter on for it to be active and then can set the filter using the provided slider. You can easily reset all filters by clicking the 'reset' button at the top.
  6. 6Filters are applied in order so change the priority to apply certain filters before others. The highest switched on filter in the list will be applied first, and the results will be sorted/ordered by the lowest switched on filter. For example, your main priority may be to find relatively lower house prices, and then lowest crime rate within a boundary - so you would move the house price filter higher in the list and place the crime rate filter lower in the list. This will give you all cheaper areas for house prices and then order by lowest crime rate in that set.
  7. 7Once you are ready, click 'GO' to begin the search.

We have used public open data sets for crime, transport, education and combine it with information regarding housing, employment and the census to build our database. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data but try our best to clean and verify. Datasets are updated monthly, aside from the census, which was last conducted in 2011 and is repeated every ten years.

Data is currently updated for all locations in England, Wales and Scotland we will soon integrate Northern Ireland as a separate comparison cluster due to differences in data reporting between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Crime data is based upon actual occurences of the chosen crime type (or combined if overall crime) categorised into sectors of the UK (over 10,000).

House prices are based upon the median advertised house prices in the UK categorised into sectors.

Local jobs are based upon the total number of jobs advertised within a 10 mile catchment of an area and then classes by average salary.

Train stations are based upon national and underground train stations filtered by distance from the center of an area.

Motorway junctions are based upon main motorway network junctions filtered by distance from the center of an area.

Primary school data is based upon government performance data (England & Wales) from which we generate a score and then rank the schools against each other. The score is based upon 'Percentage of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths' and 'Percentage of pupils achieving a high score in reading and maths and working at greater depth in writing'.

Secondary school data is based upon government performance data (England & Wales) from which we generate a score and then rank the schools against each other. The score is based upon 'Percentage of pupils achieving grades A*-C in both English and mathematics GCSEs', 'Percentage of pupils achieving 5+ A*-C or equivalents including A*-C in both English and mathematics GCSEs', 'Percentage of pupils achieving any qualifications' and 'Average number of GCSE and equivalents entries per pupil'.

'A-Level' college data is based upon government performance data (England & Wales) from which we generate a score and then rank the colleges against each other. The score is based upon 'Percentage of A level students achieving at least three a levels at grades AAB or better, at least two of which are in facilitating subjects', 'Percentage of students at the end of 16-18 study who entered for at least one AS or A level qualification' and 'Average point score per A level entry'.

'Vocational' college data is based upon government performance data (England & Wales) from which we generate a score and then rank the colleges against each other. The score is based upon 'Percentage of tech level core aims retained', 'Number of tech level aims (total number of qualifications studied by all students)' and 'Academic value added score'.

Public Green Areas data is based upon the number of publically accessible green areas, and the quality of these areas within 3 miles of the center of an area.

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