Is Sovereign Gate in Blackpool a nice place to live?

Sovereign Gate is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Sovereign Gate is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has an average level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Sovereign Gate is located in the Stanley ward of the Blackpool district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.78368, -3.021836
Grid Ref SD327324
Suburb Great Marton Moss
Constituency Blackpool South
Postcodes FY4 5FG

House Prices

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

Crime in Sovereign Gate, Lancashire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Sovereign Gate 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 Sovereign Gate
# Category Outcome
1 Theft From The Person 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 Sovereign Gate and compared that to the average for the Stanley ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Sovereign Gate, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Stanley ward

Social economic statistics for Sovereign Gate

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 Sovereign Gate is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Sovereign Gate 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 Sovereign Gate experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Sovereign Gate are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Sovereign Gate involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Sovereign Gate are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Sovereign Gate are in the top 30% 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 Sovereign Gate, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Sovereign Gate are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Sovereign Gate

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

Unemployment in Sovereign Gate

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.
1.26% of Sovereign Gate residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Sovereign Gate

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Sovereign Gate. The proportion of retirees on Sovereign Gate is 7.24% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
25.84% of Sovereign Gate residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Sovereign Gate

The proportion of home owners on Sovereign Gate is 21.2% higher than the national average of 62%. 15.16% of properties in Sovereign Gate are private rented and 1.23% are social rented.
83.2% of residents of Sovereign Gate own their home

Country of Birth of Sovereign Gate residents

The proportion if Sovereign Gate residents born in the UK is 12.93% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.42% of Sovereign Gate residents were born outside the UK.
95.58% of Sovereign Gate residents were born in the UK

Sovereign Gate Summary

Sovereign Gate has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Sovereign Gate maybe difficult.

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