Is Mayson Street in Blackburn a nice place to live?

Mayson Street is classified by the ONS as Inner City Ethnic Mix. Mayson Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Mayson Street is located in the Blackburn Central ward of the Blackburn with Darwen district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.744136, -2.480475
Grid Ref SD684276
Suburb Queen's Park
Constituency Blackburn
Postcodes BB1 1DG, BB1 1FG, BB1 1HB, BB1 1HD, BB2 2GP

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Mayson Street in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Mayson Street, Lancashire

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

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

Social economic statistics for Mayson 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 Mayson Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Mayson 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 Mayson Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Mayson Street are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Mayson Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Mayson 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 Mayson 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 Mayson Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Mayson Street are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Mayson Street

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

Unemployment in Mayson 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.
2.34% of Mayson Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Mayson Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Mayson Street. The proportion of retirees on Mayson Street is 7.85% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
10.75% of Mayson Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Mayson Street

The proportion of home owners on Mayson Street is 13.2% lower than the national average of 62%. 49.6% of properties in Mayson Street are private rented and 1.6% are social rented.
48.8% of residents of Mayson Street own their home

Country of Birth of Mayson Street residents

The proportion if Mayson Street residents born in the UK is 17.63% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 34.98% of Mayson Street residents were born outside the UK.
65.02% of Mayson Street residents were born in the UK

Mayson Street Summary

Mayson Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Mayson Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Mayson 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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