Is Briar Grove in Preston a nice place to live?

Briar Grove is classified by the ONS as Older Workers and Retirement. Briar Grove is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Briar Grove is located in the Ingol & Cottam ward of the Preston district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.778462, -2.738432
Grid Ref SD514316
Suburb Ingol and Tanterton
Constituency Preston
Postcodes PR2 3UR

House Prices

The average house price in Briar Grove is 2.77% lower than the rest of Preston. The last sale we have on record is 7 Briar Grove, that sold for £125,000. The average house price in Preston is £139,767 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Briar Grove

Date No. Type Price
26/08/2022 7 Semi £125,000
25/07/2022 14 Semi £120,000
14/01/2022 4 Semi £138,000
17/05/2021 1 Semi £161,000

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

Crime in Briar Grove, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Briar Grove 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 Briar Grove and compared that to the average for the Ingol & Cottam ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Briar Grove, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Ingol & Cottam ward

Social economic statistics for Briar Grove

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 Briar Grove is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Briar Grove 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 Briar Grove experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Briar Grove are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Briar Grove involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Briar Grove are in the top 40% 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 Briar Grove 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 Briar Grove, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Briar Grove are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Briar Grove

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

Unemployment in Briar Grove

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.
1.52% of Briar Grove residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Briar Grove

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Briar Grove. The proportion of retirees on Briar Grove is 21.93% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
40.53% of Briar Grove residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Briar Grove

The proportion of home owners on Briar Grove is 20.99% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.52% of properties in Briar Grove are private rented and 0.68% are social rented.
82.99% of residents of Briar Grove own their home

Country of Birth of Briar Grove residents

The proportion if Briar Grove residents born in the UK is 11.49% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.86% of Briar Grove residents were born outside the UK.
94.14% of Briar Grove residents were born in the UK

Briar Grove Summary

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

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