Is Acorn Street in Blackburn a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Acorn Street is located in the Audley & Queen's Park ward of the Blackburn with Darwen district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.745718, -2.462267
Grid Ref SD696278
Suburb Higher Audley
Constituency Blackburn
Postcodes BB1 1PA

House Prices

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

Crime in Acorn Street, Lancashire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Acorn 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 Acorn Street
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Under investigation

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 Acorn Street and compared that to the average for the Audley & Queen's Park ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Acorn Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Audley & Queen's Park ward

Social economic statistics for Acorn 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 Acorn Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Acorn 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 Acorn Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Acorn Street 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 Acorn Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Acorn Street are in the top 20% 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 Acorn Street 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 Acorn Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Acorn Street are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Acorn Street

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

Unemployment in Acorn 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.
4.56% of Acorn Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Acorn Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Acorn Street. The proportion of retirees on Acorn Street is 9.48% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
9.12% of Acorn Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Acorn Street

The proportion of home owners on Acorn Street is 28.91% lower than the national average of 62%. 13.97% of properties in Acorn Street are private rented and 50.74% are social rented.
33.09% of residents of Acorn Street own their home

Country of Birth of Acorn Street residents

The proportion if Acorn Street residents born in the UK is 18.67% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 36.02% of Acorn Street residents were born outside the UK.
63.98% of Acorn Street residents were born in the UK

Acorn Street Summary

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

Acorn Street 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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