Is Long Lane in Chester a nice place to live?

Long Lane is classified by the ONS as Rural Employment and Retirees. Long Lane is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Long Lane is located in the Gowy Rural ward of the Cheshire West and Chester district in Cheshire.
Coordinates 53.21068, -2.863693
Grid Ref SJ424685
Suburb Mickle Trafford and District
Constituency Ellesmere Port and Neston

House Prices

The average house price in Long Lane is 100% higher than the rest of Chester. The last sale we have on record is THE PINES Long Lane, that sold for £365,000. The average house price in Chester is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Long Lane

Date No. Type Price
21/07/2023 THE PINES Semi £365,000
19/12/2022 CHORLEY Semi £550,000
05/12/2022 MALLARD COURT Flat £80,000
18/11/2022 FRUIT FARM COTTAGES Semi £254,100
21/10/2022 MALLARD COURT Flat £65,000
21/10/2022 MALLARD COURT Flat £70,000
29/09/2022 MALLARD COURT Flat £87,000
05/09/2022 135 Semi £340,000
25/07/2022 GLENDOWER Semi £385,000
25/07/2022 109 Detached £670,000

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

Crime in Long Lane, Cheshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Cheshire Police in Long 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 Long Lane and compared that to the average for the Gowy Rural ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Long 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 Long Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Long 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 Long Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Long 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 Long Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Long 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 Long 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 Long Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Long Lane are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Long Lane

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

Unemployment in Long 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.
1.35% of Long Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Long Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Long Lane. The proportion of retirees on Long Lane is 9.33% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
27.93% of Long Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Long Lane

The proportion of home owners on Long Lane is 32.74% higher than the national average of 62%. 4.21% of properties in Long Lane are private rented and 1.05% are social rented.
94.74% of residents of Long Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Long Lane residents

The proportion if Long Lane residents born in the UK is 2.01% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 15.34% of Long Lane residents were born outside the UK.
84.66% of Long Lane residents were born in the UK

Long Lane Summary

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

Long 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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