Is Downing Street in Preston a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Downing Street is located in the Fishwick & Frenchwood ward of the Preston district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.765329, -2.665035
Grid Ref SD562300
Suburb Fishwick
Constituency Preston
Postcodes PR1 4RE, PR1 4RH, PR1 4RJ

House Prices

The average house price in Downing Street is 56.9% lower than the rest of Preston. The last sale we have on record is 14 Downing Street, that sold for £92,000. The average house price in Preston is £139,767 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Downing Street

Date No. Type Price
10/03/2022 14 Semi £92,000
05/11/2021 51 Semi £110,000
15/12/2020 3 Terrace £65,250

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

Crime in Downing Street, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Downing 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 Downing Street and compared that to the average for the Fishwick & Frenchwood ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Downing Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Fishwick & Frenchwood ward

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

2021 Census for Downing Street

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

Unemployment in Downing 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.
4.37% of Downing Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Downing Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Downing Street. The proportion of retirees on Downing Street is 4.71% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
13.89% of Downing Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Downing Street

The proportion of home owners on Downing Street is 16.29% lower than the national average of 62%. 42.14% of properties in Downing Street are private rented and 12.14% are social rented.
45.71% of residents of Downing Street own their home

Country of Birth of Downing Street residents

The proportion if Downing Street residents born in the UK is 16.28% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 33.63% of Downing Street residents were born outside the UK.
66.37% of Downing Street residents were born in the UK

Downing Street Summary

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

Downing 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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