Is Ashworth Street in Preston a nice place to live?

Ashworth Street is classified by the ONS as Constrained Neighbourhoods. Ashworth Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Ashworth Street is located in the City Centre ward of the Preston district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.758329, -2.686993
Grid Ref SD548293
Suburb Frenchwood
Constituency Preston
Postcodes PR1 4JB

House Prices

The average house price in Ashworth Street is 22.47% lower than the rest of Preston. The last sale we have on record is 9 Ashworth Street, that sold for £135,000. The average house price in Preston is £139,767 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Ashworth Street

Date No. Type Price
23/09/2022 9 Semi £135,000
29/04/2022 1 Terrace £115,000
23/04/2021 2 Terrace £116,500
21/07/2020 16 Terrace £90,000

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

Crime in Ashworth Street, Lancashire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Ashworth 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 Ashworth Street
# Category Outcome
1 Possession Of Weapons Further investigation is not in the public interest

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 Ashworth Street and compared that to the average for the City Centre ward.

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

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

2021 Census for Ashworth Street

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

Unemployment in Ashworth 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.
5.29% of Ashworth Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ashworth Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ashworth Street. The proportion of retirees on Ashworth Street is 4.31% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.29% of Ashworth Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ashworth Street

The proportion of home owners on Ashworth Street is 57.31% lower than the national average of 62%. 8.59% of properties in Ashworth Street are private rented and 85.94% are social rented.
4.69% of residents of Ashworth Street own their home

Country of Birth of Ashworth Street residents

The proportion if Ashworth Street residents born in the UK is 12.14% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 29.49% of Ashworth Street residents were born outside the UK.
70.51% of Ashworth Street residents were born in the UK

Ashworth Street Summary

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

Ashworth 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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