Is Mossdale in Blackburn a nice place to live?

Mossdale is classified by the ONS as Achieving Minorities. Mossdale has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Mossdale is located in the Bastwell & Daisyfield ward of the Blackburn with Darwen district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.754296, -2.46823
Grid Ref SD692287
Suburb Little Harwood
Constituency Blackburn
Postcodes BB1 5HN

House Prices

The average house price in Mossdale is 52.36% lower than the rest of Blackburn. The last sale we have on record is 2 Mossdale, that sold for £134,000. The average house price in Blackburn is £204,167 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Mossdale

Date No. Type Price
25/05/2022 2 Terrace £134,000

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

Crime in Mossdale, Lancashire

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

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

Social economic statistics for Mossdale

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

2021 Census for Mossdale

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

Unemployment in Mossdale

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.
3.46% of Mossdale residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Mossdale

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Mossdale. The proportion of retirees on Mossdale is 8.64% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
9.96% of Mossdale residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Mossdale

The proportion of home owners on Mossdale is 5.57% higher than the national average of 62%. 27.03% of properties in Mossdale are private rented and 5.41% are social rented.
67.57% of residents of Mossdale own their home

Country of Birth of Mossdale residents

The proportion if Mossdale residents born in the UK is 8.93% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 26.28% of Mossdale residents were born outside the UK.
73.72% of Mossdale residents were born in the UK

Mossdale Summary

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

Mossdale 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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