Forest Way, Preston, Lancashire

Forest Way is classified by the ONS as Indian Tech Achievers. Forest Way is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Forest Way is located in the Garrison ward of the Preston district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.786984, -2.703915
Grid Ref SD537325
Suburb Fulwood
Constituency Wyre and Preston North
Postcodes PR2 4PR, PR2 8PR

House Prices

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

Crime in Forest Way, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Forest Way during May 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 Forest Way and compared that to the average for the Garrison ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Forest Way, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Garrison ward

Social economic statistics for Forest Way

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 Forest Way is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Forest Way 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 Forest Way experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Forest Way are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Forest Way involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Forest Way are in the top 40% least 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 Forest Way are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Forest Way, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Forest Way are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Forest Way

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

Unemployment in Forest Way

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 Forest Way residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Forest Way

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Forest Way. The proportion of retirees on Forest Way is 13.82% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
32.42% of Forest Way residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Forest Way

The proportion of home owners on Forest Way is 32.21% higher than the national average of 62%. 4.96% of properties in Forest Way are private rented and 0.83% are social rented.
94.21% of residents of Forest Way own their home

Country of Birth of Forest Way residents

The proportion if Forest Way residents born in the UK is 1.23% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 18.58% of Forest Way residents were born outside the UK.
81.42% of Forest Way residents were born in the UK

Forest Way Summary

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

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