Is Brook Street in Blackburn a nice place to live?

Brook Street is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed European Settlers. Brook Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Brook Street is located in the Mill Hill & Moorgate ward of the Blackburn with Darwen district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.737081, -2.502346
Grid Ref SD669268
Suburb Mill Hill
Constituency Blackburn
Postcodes BB2 2RA

House Prices

The average house price in Brook Street is 141.93% lower than the rest of Blackburn. The last sale we have on record is 12 Brook Street, that sold for £79,950. The average house price in Blackburn is £204,167 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Brook Street

Date No. Type Price
09/12/2022 12 Terrace £79,950
16/09/2022 48 Terrace £70,000
26/08/2022 54 Terrace £90,000
26/08/2022 64 Terrace £86,500
24/02/2022 26 Terrace £95,500
17/02/2022 4 Terrace £70,000
28/01/2022 20 Terrace £90,000
06/10/2021 1 Terrace £75,000
21/06/2021 13 Terrace £66,000
18/12/2020 70 Terrace £88,000

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

Crime in Brook Street, Lancashire

There were 4 street crime incidents in Brook Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Lancashire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Brook Street
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Public Order Under investigation
3 Vehicle Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified
4 Violent Crime Under investigation

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 Brook Street and compared that to the average for the Mill Hill & Moorgate ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Brook Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Mill Hill & Moorgate ward

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

2021 Census for Brook Street

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

Unemployment in Brook 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.
4.52% of Brook Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Brook Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Brook Street. The proportion of retirees on Brook Street is 9.25% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
9.35% of Brook Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Brook Street

The proportion of home owners on Brook Street is 36.59% lower than the national average of 62%. 55.8% of properties in Brook Street are private rented and 18.78% are social rented.
25.41% of residents of Brook Street own their home

Country of Birth of Brook Street residents

The proportion if Brook Street residents born in the UK is 2.82% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 14.53% of Brook Street residents were born outside the UK.
85.47% of Brook Street residents were born in the UK

Brook Street Summary

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

Brook 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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