Is Beech Avenue in Blackpool a nice place to live?

Beech Avenue is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Beech Avenue is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Beech Avenue is located in the Brunswick ward of the Blackpool district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.817952, -3.032376
Grid Ref SD321362
Suburb Queenstown
Constituency Blackpool South
Postcodes FY3 9AP, FY3 9AY, FY3 9BB, FY3 9BD

House Prices

The average house price in Beech Avenue is 15.17% higher than the rest of Blackpool. The last sale we have on record is 27 Beech Avenue, that sold for £115,000. The average house price in Blackpool is £153,750 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Beech Avenue

Date No. Type Price
15/06/2022 27 Semi £115,000
29/09/2021 51 Semi £210,000
26/07/2021 12 Detached £237,500
04/09/2020 31 Terrace £161,750
31/01/2020 59 Semi £182,000
13/01/2020 18 Semi £160,000

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

Crime in Beech Avenue, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Beech Avenue 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 Beech Avenue and compared that to the average for the Brunswick ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Beech Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Brunswick ward

Social economic statistics for Beech Avenue

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 Beech Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Beech Avenue 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 Beech Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Beech Avenue are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Beech Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Beech Avenue are in the top 20% 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 Beech Avenue 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 Beech Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Beech Avenue are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Beech Avenue

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

Unemployment in Beech Avenue

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.
2.18% of Beech Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Beech Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Beech Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Beech Avenue is 20.7% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
39.3% of Beech Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Beech Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Beech Avenue is 14.92% higher than the national average of 62%. 20.77% of properties in Beech Avenue are private rented and 2.31% are social rented.
76.92% of residents of Beech Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Beech Avenue residents

The proportion if Beech Avenue residents born in the UK is 6.59% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.76% of Beech Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
89.24% of Beech Avenue residents were born in the UK

Beech Avenue Summary

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

Beech Avenue 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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