Is Cresswell Street in Blackpool a nice place to live?

Cresswell Street is classified by the ONS as Eastern European Communities. Cresswell Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Cresswell Street is located in the Brunswick ward of the Blackpool district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.824981, -3.037577
Grid Ref SD317370
Suburb Queenstown
Constituency Blackpool South
Postcodes FY3 8RU, FY3 8SE

House Prices

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

Crime in Cresswell Street, Lancashire

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

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

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

2021 Census for Cresswell Street

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

Unemployment in Cresswell 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.
8.09% of Cresswell Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Cresswell Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Cresswell Street. The proportion of retirees on Cresswell Street is 1.99% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
20.59% of Cresswell Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Cresswell Street

The proportion of home owners on Cresswell Street is 40.12% lower than the national average of 62%. 37.5% of properties in Cresswell Street are private rented and 35.42% are social rented.
21.88% of residents of Cresswell Street own their home

Country of Birth of Cresswell Street residents

The proportion if Cresswell Street residents born in the UK is 0.39% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 16.96% of Cresswell Street residents were born outside the UK.
83.04% of Cresswell Street residents were born in the UK

Cresswell Street Summary

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

Cresswell 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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