Is Rossall Street in Preston a nice place to live?

Rossall Street is classified by the ONS as Students and Professionals. Rossall 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

Rossall Street is located in the Ashton ward of the Preston district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.765319, -2.724184
Grid Ref SD523301
Suburb Plungington
Constituency Preston
Postcodes PR2 2RS

House Prices

The average house price in Rossall Street is 13.82% lower than the rest of Preston. The last sale we have on record is 37 Rossall Street, that sold for £140,000. The average house price in Preston is £139,767 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Rossall Street

Date No. Type Price
14/10/2022 37 Terrace £140,000
12/11/2021 25 Terrace £137,000
15/09/2021 16 Terrace £128,000
28/07/2021 37 Terrace £120,000
28/04/2021 31 Terrace £89,000
02/10/2020 37 Terrace £62,500
17/01/2020 9 Terrace £86,500

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

Crime in Rossall Street, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Rossall 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 Rossall Street and compared that to the average for the Ashton ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Rossall 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 Rossall Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Rossall 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 Rossall Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Rossall Street are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Rossall Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Rossall 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 Rossall 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 Rossall Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Rossall Street are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Rossall Street

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

Unemployment in Rossall 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.
1.77% of Rossall Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Rossall Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Rossall Street. The proportion of retirees on Rossall Street is 11.96% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
6.64% of Rossall Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Rossall Street

The proportion of home owners on Rossall Street is 28.15% lower than the national average of 62%. 51.54% of properties in Rossall Street are private rented and 13.85% are social rented.
33.85% of residents of Rossall Street own their home

Country of Birth of Rossall Street residents

The proportion if Rossall Street residents born in the UK is 8.29% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.06% of Rossall Street residents were born outside the UK.
90.94% of Rossall Street residents were born in the UK

Rossall Street Summary

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

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