Is Barbara Castle Way in Blackburn a nice place to live?

Barbara Castle Way is classified by the ONS as Pakistani Communities. Barbara Castle Way is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Barbara Castle Way is located in the Wensley Fold ward of the Blackburn with Darwen district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.750972, -2.488272
Grid Ref SD679283
Suburb Four Lane Ends
Constituency Blackburn

House Prices

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

Crime in Barbara Castle Way, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Barbara Castle Way 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 Barbara Castle Way and compared that to the average for the Wensley Fold ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Barbara Castle Way, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Wensley Fold ward

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

2021 Census for Barbara Castle Way

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

Unemployment in Barbara Castle 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.
2.69% of Barbara Castle Way residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Barbara Castle Way

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Barbara Castle Way. The proportion of retirees on Barbara Castle Way is 4.75% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
13.85% of Barbara Castle Way residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Barbara Castle Way

The proportion of home owners on Barbara Castle Way is 25.91% lower than the national average of 62%. 23.31% of properties in Barbara Castle Way are private rented and 39.85% are social rented.
36.09% of residents of Barbara Castle Way own their home

Country of Birth of Barbara Castle Way residents

The proportion if Barbara Castle Way residents born in the UK is 19.84% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 37.19% of Barbara Castle Way residents were born outside the UK.
62.81% of Barbara Castle Way residents were born in the UK

Barbara Castle Way Summary

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

Barbara Castle Way 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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