Is Harwood Street in Blackburn a nice place to live?

Harwood Street is classified by the ONS as Pakistani Communities. Harwood Street has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Harwood Street is located in the Audley & Queen's Park ward of the Blackburn with Darwen district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.751006, -2.460655
Grid Ref SD697283
Suburb Higher Audley
Constituency Blackburn
Postcodes BB1 3BD, BB1 3BS, BB1 3DU, BB1 3DY, BB1 3EB

House Prices

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

Crime in Harwood Street, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Harwood 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 Harwood Street and compared that to the average for the Audley & Queen's Park ward.

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

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

2021 Census for Harwood Street

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

Unemployment in Harwood 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.
2.56% of Harwood Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Harwood Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Harwood Street. The proportion of retirees on Harwood Street is 3.26% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.34% of Harwood Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Harwood Street

The proportion of home owners on Harwood Street is 30.5% lower than the national average of 62%. 14.96% of properties in Harwood Street are private rented and 51.97% are social rented.
31.5% of residents of Harwood Street own their home

Country of Birth of Harwood Street residents

The proportion if Harwood Street residents born in the UK is 1.05% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 16.3% of Harwood Street residents were born outside the UK.
83.7% of Harwood Street residents were born in the UK

Harwood Street Summary

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

Harwood 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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