Is Thornwood Close in Blackburn a nice place to live?

Thornwood Close is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Suburbia. Thornwood Close is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Thornwood Close is located in the Roe Lee ward of the Blackburn with Darwen district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.765863, -2.479964
Grid Ref SD684300
Suburb Four Lane Ends
Constituency Blackburn

House Prices

The average house price in Thornwood Close is 77.54% lower than the rest of Blackburn. The last sale we have on record is 6 Thornwood Close, that sold for £115,000. The average house price in Blackburn is £204,167 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Thornwood Close

Date No. Type Price
06/07/2020 6 Semi £115,000

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

Crime in Thornwood Close, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Thornwood Close 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 Thornwood Close and compared that to the average for the Roe Lee ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Thornwood Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Roe Lee ward

Social economic statistics for Thornwood Close

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 Thornwood Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Thornwood Close 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 Thornwood Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Thornwood Close are in the top 40% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Thornwood Close

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

Unemployment in Thornwood Close

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.
2.7% of Thornwood Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Thornwood Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Thornwood Close. The proportion of retirees on Thornwood Close is 3.92% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
22.52% of Thornwood Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Thornwood Close

The proportion of home owners on Thornwood Close is 19.51% higher than the national average of 62%. 16.81% of properties in Thornwood Close are private rented and 1.68% are social rented.
81.51% of residents of Thornwood Close own their home

Country of Birth of Thornwood Close residents

The proportion if Thornwood Close residents born in the UK is 6.04% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 11.31% of Thornwood Close residents were born outside the UK.
88.69% of Thornwood Close residents were born in the UK

Thornwood Close Summary

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

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