Is Brunel Drive in Blackburn a nice place to live?

Brunel Drive is classified by the ONS as Pakistani Communities. Brunel Drive has an average crime rate (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Brunel Drive is located in the Blackburn Central ward of the Blackburn with Darwen district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.745745, -2.471517
Grid Ref SD690278
Suburb Queen's Park
Constituency Blackburn
Postcodes BB1 1BA, BB1 1BD, BB1 1HN, BB1 1LP

House Prices

The average house price in Brunel Drive is 120.72% lower than the rest of Blackburn. The last sale we have on record is 8 Brunel Drive, that sold for £65,000. The average house price in Blackburn is £204,167 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Brunel Drive

Date No. Type Price
15/02/2022 8 Flat £65,000
15/02/2022 2 Terrace £120,000

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

Crime in Brunel Drive, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Brunel Drive 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 Brunel Drive and compared that to the average for the Blackburn Central ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Brunel Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Blackburn Central ward

Social economic statistics for Brunel Drive

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

2021 Census for Brunel Drive

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

Unemployment in Brunel Drive

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 Brunel Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Brunel Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Brunel Drive. The proportion of retirees on Brunel Drive is 9.57% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
9.03% of Brunel Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Brunel Drive

The proportion of home owners on Brunel Drive is 0.98% lower than the national average of 62%. 13.56% of properties in Brunel Drive are private rented and 25.42% are social rented.
61.02% of residents of Brunel Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Brunel Drive residents

The proportion if Brunel Drive residents born in the UK is 21.6% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 38.95% of Brunel Drive residents were born outside the UK.
61.05% of Brunel Drive residents were born in the UK

Brunel Drive Summary

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

Brunel Drive 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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