Is Bath Street in Blackburn a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Bath Street is located in the Wensley Fold ward of the Blackburn with Darwen district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.743335, -2.500586
Grid Ref SD670275
Suburb Wensley Fold
Constituency Blackburn
Postcodes BB2 1UJ

House Prices

The average house price in Bath Street is 204.73% lower than the rest of Blackburn. The last sale we have on record is 37 Bath Street, that sold for £67,000. The average house price in Blackburn is £204,167 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Bath Street

Date No. Type Price
14/02/2020 37 Terrace £67,000

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

Crime in Bath Street, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Bath 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 Bath Street and compared that to the average for the Wensley Fold ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Bath Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Wensley Fold ward

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

2021 Census for Bath Street

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

Unemployment in Bath 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.
2.99% of Bath Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bath Street

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

Home ownership in Bath Street

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

Country of Birth of Bath Street residents

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

Bath Street Summary

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

Bath 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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