Is Town View in Blackburn a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Town View is located in the Blackburn Central ward of the Blackburn with Darwen district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.746754, -2.475364
Grid Ref SD687279
Suburb Queen's Park
Constituency Blackburn
Postcodes BB1 1DS

House Prices

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

Crime in Town View, Lancashire

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

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

Social economic statistics for Town View

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

2021 Census for Town View

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

Unemployment in Town View

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.
4.4% of Town View residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Town View

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Town View. The proportion of retirees on Town View is 11.05% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
7.55% of Town View residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Town View

The proportion of home owners on Town View is 54.09% lower than the national average of 62%. 5.04% of properties in Town View are private rented and 87.05% are social rented.
7.91% of residents of Town View own their home

Country of Birth of Town View residents

The proportion if Town View residents born in the UK is 13.04% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 30.39% of Town View residents were born outside the UK.
69.61% of Town View residents were born in the UK

Town View Summary

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

Town View 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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