Is Bottomgate in Blackburn a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Bottomgate is located in the Audley & Queen's Park ward of the Blackburn with Darwen district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.749052, -2.464714
Grid Ref SD694281
Suburb Higher Audley
Constituency Blackburn
Postcodes BB1 3AD, BB1 3AF, BB1 3AJ, BB1 3AL

House Prices

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

Crime in Bottomgate, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Bottomgate 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 Bottomgate 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 Bottomgate, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Audley & Queen's Park ward

Social economic statistics for Bottomgate

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

2021 Census for Bottomgate

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

Unemployment in Bottomgate

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.
6.72% of Bottomgate residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bottomgate

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bottomgate. The proportion of retirees on Bottomgate is 2.41% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.01% of Bottomgate residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bottomgate

The proportion of home owners on Bottomgate is 56.16% lower than the national average of 62%. 8.03% of properties in Bottomgate are private rented and 86.13% are social rented.
5.84% of residents of Bottomgate own their home

Country of Birth of Bottomgate residents

The proportion if Bottomgate residents born in the UK is 9.42% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 26.77% of Bottomgate residents were born outside the UK.
73.23% of Bottomgate residents were born in the UK

Bottomgate Summary

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

Bottomgate 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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