Is Beech Street in Preston a nice place to live?

Beech Street is classified by the ONS as Private Renting New Arrivals. Beech Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Beech Street is located in the City Centre ward of the Preston district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.754455, -2.714363
Grid Ref SD529289
Constituency Preston
Postcodes PR1 8DN

House Prices

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

Crime in Beech Street, Lancashire

There were 4 street crime incidents in Beech Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Lancashire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Beech Street
# Category Outcome
1 Criminal Damage Arson Investigation complete; no suspect identified
2 Criminal Damage Arson Under investigation
3 Criminal Damage Arson Investigation complete; no suspect identified
4 Other Crime 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 Beech Street and compared that to the average for the City Centre ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Beech 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 Beech Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Beech 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 Beech Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Beech 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 Beech Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Beech Street are in the top 30% 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 Beech Street are in the top 20% 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 Beech Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Beech Street are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Beech Street

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

Unemployment in Beech 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.
3.8% of Beech Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Beech Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Beech Street. The proportion of retirees on Beech Street is 1.75% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
16.85% of Beech Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Beech Street

The proportion of home owners on Beech Street is 19.73% lower than the national average of 62%. 38.14% of properties in Beech Street are private rented and 17.53% are social rented.
42.27% of residents of Beech Street own their home

Country of Birth of Beech Street residents

The proportion if Beech Street residents born in the UK is 12.74% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 30.09% of Beech Street residents were born outside the UK.
69.91% of Beech Street residents were born in the UK

Beech Street Summary

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

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