Is Chester Street in Blackburn a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Chester Street is located in the Blackburn Central ward of the Blackburn with Darwen district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.745103, -2.47016
Grid Ref SD690277
Suburb Queen's Park
Constituency Blackburn
Postcodes BB1 1BQ, BB1 1DW, BB1 1HR

House Prices

The average house price in Chester Street is 137.4% lower than the rest of Blackburn. The last sale we have on record is 18 Chester Street, that sold for £86,000. The average house price in Blackburn is £204,167 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Chester Street

Date No. Type Price
07/02/2020 18 Terrace £86,000

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

Crime in Chester Street, Lancashire

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

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

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

2021 Census for Chester Street

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

Unemployment in Chester 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.
3.02% of Chester Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Chester Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Chester Street. The proportion of retirees on Chester Street is 0.37% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
18.97% of Chester Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Chester Street

The proportion of home owners on Chester Street is 4.86% lower than the national average of 62%. 6.67% of properties in Chester Street are private rented and 34.29% are social rented.
57.14% of residents of Chester Street own their home

Country of Birth of Chester Street residents

The proportion if Chester Street residents born in the UK is 23.89% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 41.24% of Chester Street residents were born outside the UK.
58.76% of Chester Street residents were born in the UK

Chester Street Summary

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

Chester 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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