Is Belper Street in Blackburn a nice place to live?

Belper Street is classified by the ONS as Achieving Minorities. Belper Street has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Belper Street is located in the Bastwell & Daisyfield ward of the Blackburn with Darwen district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.755118, -2.469438
Grid Ref SD691288
Suburb Little Harwood
Constituency Blackburn
Postcodes BB1 5HA, BB1 5HT

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Belper Street in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Belper Street, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Belper Street 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 Belper Street and compared that to the average for the Bastwell & Daisyfield ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Belper Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bastwell & Daisyfield ward

Social economic statistics for Belper Street

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 Belper Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Belper Street 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 Belper Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Belper Street are in the top 10% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Belper Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Belper Street are in the top 10% of the most 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 Belper Street 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 Belper Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Belper Street are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Belper Street

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

Unemployment in Belper Street

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.
3.46% of Belper Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Belper Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Belper Street. The proportion of retirees on Belper Street is 8.64% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
9.96% of Belper Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Belper Street

The proportion of home owners on Belper Street is 5.57% higher than the national average of 62%. 27.03% of properties in Belper Street are private rented and 5.41% are social rented.
67.57% of residents of Belper Street own their home

Country of Birth of Belper Street residents

The proportion if Belper Street residents born in the UK is 8.93% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 26.28% of Belper Street residents were born outside the UK.
73.72% of Belper Street residents were born in the UK

Belper Street Summary

With house prices in Belper Street less than the average for Lancashire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Belper Street is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Belper Street has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Belper Street maybe difficult.

Belper Street has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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