Is Smeaton Street in Barrow-in-Furness a nice place to live?

Smeaton Street is classified by the ONS as Deprived Blue-Collar Terraces. Smeaton Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Smeaton Street is located in the Central ward of the Barrow-in-Furness district in Cumbria.
Coordinates 54.109662, -3.217936
Grid Ref SD204688
Suburb Hindpool
Constituency Barrow and Furness
Postcodes LA14 2EA, LA14 2EB

House Prices

The average house price in Smeaton Street is 100% higher than the rest of Barrow-in-Furness. The last sale we have on record is 74 Smeaton Street, that sold for £90,000. The average house price in Barrow-in-Furness is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Smeaton Street

Date No. Type Price
11/08/2023 74 Terrace £90,000
30/06/2022 8 Terrace £62,000
17/03/2022 80 Terrace £66,000
13/01/2022 55 Terrace £65,000
05/11/2021 30 Terrace £75,000
27/09/2021 65 Terrace £75,000
28/05/2021 28 Terrace £57,500
23/04/2021 69 Terrace £64,000
12/03/2021 42 Terrace £86,000
22/09/2020 7 Terrace £67,000

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

Crime in Smeaton Street, Cumbria

There were 3 street crime incidents in Smeaton Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Cumbria Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Smeaton Street
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Bicycle Theft Unable to prosecute suspect
3 Public Order 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 Smeaton Street and compared that to the average for the Central ward.

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

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

2021 Census for Smeaton Street

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

Unemployment in Smeaton 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.
4.85% of Smeaton Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Smeaton Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Smeaton Street. The proportion of retirees on Smeaton Street is 3.07% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.53% of Smeaton Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Smeaton Street

The proportion of home owners on Smeaton Street is 9.62% lower than the national average of 62%. 34.13% of properties in Smeaton Street are private rented and 12.7% are social rented.
52.38% of residents of Smeaton Street own their home

Country of Birth of Smeaton Street residents

The proportion if Smeaton Street residents born in the UK is 12.82% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.53% of Smeaton Street residents were born outside the UK.
95.47% of Smeaton Street residents were born in the UK

Smeaton Street Summary

Smeaton Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Smeaton Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Smeaton 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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