Brown Street, Widnes, Cheshire

Brown Street is classified by the ONS as Deprived Blue-Collar Terraces. Brown Street has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Brown Street is located in the Halton View ward of the Halton district in Cheshire.
Coordinates 53.364479, -2.711701
Grid Ref SJ527855
Suburb Moss Bank
Constituency Halton
Postcodes WA8 0RE, WA8 0SW

House Prices

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

Crime in Brown Street, Cheshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Brown Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Cheshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Brown Street
# Category Outcome
1 Burglary 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 Brown Street and compared that to the average for the Halton View ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Brown Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Halton View ward

Social economic statistics for Brown 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 Brown Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Brown 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 Brown Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Brown Street are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Brown Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Brown 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 Brown 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 Brown Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Brown Street are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Brown Street

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

Unemployment in Brown 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.
1.95% of Brown Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Brown Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Brown Street. The proportion of retirees on Brown Street is 2.72% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.88% of Brown Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Brown Street

The proportion of home owners on Brown Street is 8.63% higher than the national average of 62%. 24.48% of properties in Brown Street are private rented and 2.8% are social rented.
70.63% of residents of Brown Street own their home

Country of Birth of Brown Street residents

The proportion if Brown Street residents born in the UK is 11.09% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.26% of Brown Street residents were born outside the UK.
93.74% of Brown Street residents were born in the UK

Brown Street Summary

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

Brown 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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