Is Montague Close in Blackburn a nice place to live?

Montague Close is classified by the ONS as Constrained Neighbourhoods. Montague Close is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Montague Close is located in the Blackburn Central ward of the Blackburn with Darwen district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.746282, -2.489916
Grid Ref SD677278
Suburb Wensley Fold
Constituency Blackburn
Postcodes BB2 1NA, BB2 1NF, BB2 1NL

House Prices

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

Crime in Montague Close, Lancashire

There were 5 street crime incidents in Montague Close in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Lancashire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Montague Close
# Category Outcome
1 Criminal Damage Arson Awaiting court outcome
2 Public Order Awaiting court outcome
3 Violent Crime Under investigation
4 Violent Crime Under investigation
5 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect

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 Montague Close and compared that to the average for the Blackburn Central ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Montague Close

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

2021 Census for Montague Close

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

Unemployment in Montague Close

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.
7.64% of Montague Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Montague Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Montague Close. The proportion of retirees on Montague Close is 1.89% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
20.49% of Montague Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Montague Close

The proportion of home owners on Montague Close is 56.55% lower than the national average of 62%. 18.18% of properties in Montague Close are private rented and 75.91% are social rented.
5.45% of residents of Montague Close own their home

Country of Birth of Montague Close residents

The proportion if Montague Close residents born in the UK is 18.26% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 35.61% of Montague Close residents were born outside the UK.
64.39% of Montague Close residents were born in the UK

Montague Close Summary

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

Montague Close 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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