Is Florence Place in Blackburn a nice place to live?

Florence Place is classified by the ONS as Pakistani Communities. Florence Place has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Florence Place is located in the Bastwell & Daisyfield ward of the Blackburn with Darwen district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.75622, -2.468115
Grid Ref SD692289
Suburb Little Harwood
Constituency Blackburn
Postcodes BB1 5JQ, BB1 5JW

House Prices

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

Crime in Florence Place, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Florence Place 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 Florence Place and compared that to the average for the Bastwell & Daisyfield ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Florence Place, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bastwell & Daisyfield ward

Social economic statistics for Florence Place

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

2021 Census for Florence Place

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

Unemployment in Florence Place

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.
4.83% of Florence Place residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Florence Place

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Florence Place. The proportion of retirees on Florence Place is 10.05% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
8.55% of Florence Place residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Florence Place

The proportion of home owners on Florence Place is 21.43% lower than the national average of 62%. 10.38% of properties in Florence Place are private rented and 49.06% are social rented.
40.57% of residents of Florence Place own their home

Country of Birth of Florence Place residents

The proportion if Florence Place residents born in the UK is 10.05% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 27.4% of Florence Place residents were born outside the UK.
72.6% of Florence Place residents were born in the UK

Florence Place Summary

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

Florence Place 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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