Is Harwood Gate in Blackburn a nice place to live?

Harwood Gate is classified by the ONS as Pakistani Communities. Harwood Gate has an average crime rate (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Harwood Gate is located in the Little Harwood & Whitebirk ward of the Blackburn with Darwen district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.756298, -2.464385
Grid Ref SD694289
Suburb Little Harwood
Constituency Blackburn
Postcodes BB1 5HP

House Prices

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

Crime in Harwood Gate, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Harwood Gate 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 Gate and compared that to the average for the Little Harwood & Whitebirk ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Harwood Gate, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Little Harwood & Whitebirk ward

Social economic statistics for Harwood Gate

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

2021 Census for Harwood Gate

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

Unemployment in Harwood Gate

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.
2.01% of Harwood Gate residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Harwood Gate

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Harwood Gate. The proportion of retirees on Harwood Gate is 12.84% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
5.76% of Harwood Gate residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Harwood Gate

The proportion of home owners on Harwood Gate is 9.09% higher than the national average of 62%. 26.56% of properties in Harwood Gate are private rented and 2.34% are social rented.
71.09% of residents of Harwood Gate own their home

Country of Birth of Harwood Gate residents

The proportion if Harwood Gate residents born in the UK is 18.54% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 35.89% of Harwood Gate residents were born outside the UK.
64.11% of Harwood Gate residents were born in the UK

Harwood Gate Summary

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

Harwood Gate 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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