Is Lord Street in Blackburn a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Lord Street is located in the Blackburn Central ward of the Blackburn with Darwen district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.748219, -2.484312
Grid Ref SD681280
Suburb Four Lane Ends
Constituency Blackburn
Postcodes BB2 1LU

House Prices

The average house price in Lord Street is 106.23% lower than the rest of Blackburn. The last sale we have on record is 22 Lord Street, that sold for £80,000. The average house price in Blackburn is £204,167 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Lord Street

Date No. Type Price
17/10/2022 22 Terrace £80,000
17/08/2022 54 Terrace £95,000
13/04/2022 23 Terrace £85,000
18/02/2022 56 Terrace £105,000
07/01/2022 44 Terrace £130,000
30/09/2021 60 Terrace £131,250
28/05/2021 30 Terrace £101,000
27/11/2020 25 Terrace £90,000
18/09/2020 20 Terrace £95,000

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

Crime in Lord Street, Lancashire

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

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Lord Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Blackburn Central ward

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

2021 Census for Lord Street

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

Unemployment in Lord 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.
3.69% of Lord Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lord Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lord Street. The proportion of retirees on Lord Street is 7.76% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
10.84% of Lord Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lord Street

The proportion of home owners on Lord Street is 22.43% lower than the national average of 62%. 54.55% of properties in Lord Street are private rented and 5.35% are social rented.
39.57% of residents of Lord Street own their home

Country of Birth of Lord Street residents

The proportion if Lord Street residents born in the UK is 29.28% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 46.63% of Lord Street residents were born outside the UK.
53.37% of Lord Street residents were born in the UK

Lord Street Summary

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

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