Is Moss Street in Blackburn a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Moss Street is located in the Little Harwood & Whitebirk ward of the Blackburn with Darwen district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.755318, -2.464359
Grid Ref SD694288
Suburb Little Harwood
Constituency Blackburn
Postcodes BB1 5HW, BB1 5JT, BB1 5LD, BB1 5LE, BB1 5LW

House Prices

The average house price in Moss Street is 111.79% lower than the rest of Blackburn. The last sale we have on record is 80 Moss Street, that sold for £85,000. The average house price in Blackburn is £204,167 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Moss Street

Date No. Type Price
21/10/2022 80 Terrace £85,000
14/10/2022 50 Terrace £117,500
30/08/2022 24 Terrace £100,000
20/05/2022 28 Terrace £90,000
04/03/2022 52 Terrace £89,500
14/12/2021 40 Terrace £89,950
30/04/2021 4 Terrace £85,000
19/02/2021 46 Terrace £80,000
09/02/2021 22 Terrace £56,500
17/11/2020 16 Terrace £54,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Moss Street, Lancashire

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

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

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

2021 Census for Moss Street

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

Unemployment in Moss 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.
2.01% of Moss Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Moss Street

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

Home ownership in Moss Street

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

Country of Birth of Moss Street residents

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

Moss Street Summary

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

Moss 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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