Is Earl Street in Blackburn a nice place to live?

Earl Street is classified by the ONS as Pakistani Communities. Earl Street has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Earl Street is located in the Shear Brow & Corporation Park ward of the Blackburn with Darwen district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.75549, -2.482258
Grid Ref SD682288
Suburb Four Lane Ends
Constituency Blackburn

House Prices

The average house price in Earl Street is 161.75% lower than the rest of Blackburn. The last sale we have on record is 32 Earl Street, that sold for £78,000. The average house price in Blackburn is £204,167 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Earl Street

Date No. Type Price
17/08/2020 32 Terrace £78,000

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

Crime in Earl Street, Lancashire

There were 4 street crime incidents in Earl 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 Earl Street
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Under investigation
2 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect
3 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect
4 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect

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 Earl Street and compared that to the average for the Shear Brow & Corporation Park ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Earl Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Shear Brow & Corporation Park ward

Social economic statistics for Earl 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 Earl Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Earl 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 Earl Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Earl 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 Earl Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Earl Street 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 Earl Street are in the top 40% of the most health & disability 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 Earl Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Earl Street are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Earl Street

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

Unemployment in Earl 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.
3.07% of Earl Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Earl Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Earl Street. The proportion of retirees on Earl Street is 8.46% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
10.14% of Earl Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Earl Street

The proportion of home owners on Earl Street is 11.24% higher than the national average of 62%. 25.35% of properties in Earl Street are private rented and 1.41% are social rented.
73.24% of residents of Earl Street own their home

Country of Birth of Earl Street residents

The proportion if Earl Street residents born in the UK is 22.39% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 39.74% of Earl Street residents were born outside the UK.
60.26% of Earl Street residents were born in the UK

Earl Street Summary

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

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