Is Bank Top in Blackburn a nice place to live?

Bank Top is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Hardship. Bank Top is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Bank Top is located in the Blackburn Central ward of the Blackburn with Darwen district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.743427, -2.493446
Grid Ref SD675275
Suburb Wensley Fold
Constituency Blackburn

House Prices

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

Crime in Bank Top, Lancashire

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

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

Social economic statistics for Bank Top

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

2021 Census for Bank Top

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

Unemployment in Bank Top

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.
2.99% of Bank Top residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bank Top

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bank Top. The proportion of retirees on Bank Top is 19.71% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
38.31% of Bank Top residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bank Top

The proportion of home owners on Bank Top is 58.03% lower than the national average of 62%. 15.23% of properties in Bank Top are private rented and 80.79% are social rented.
3.97% of residents of Bank Top own their home

Country of Birth of Bank Top residents

The proportion if Bank Top residents born in the UK is 3.75% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 21.1% of Bank Top residents were born outside the UK.
78.9% of Bank Top residents were born in the UK

Bank Top Summary

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

Bank Top 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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