Is Gorton Street in Blackpool a nice place to live?

Gorton Street is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed European Settlers. Gorton Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Gorton Street is located in the Brunswick ward of the Blackpool district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.823062, -3.044336
Grid Ref SD313368
Suburb Queenstown
Constituency Blackpool South
Postcodes FY1 3HP, FY1 3JW

House Prices

The average house price in Gorton Street is 97.12% lower than the rest of Blackpool. The last sale we have on record is 22 Gorton Street, that sold for £85,000. The average house price in Blackpool is £153,750 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Gorton Street

Date No. Type Price
14/12/2022 22 Terrace £85,000
14/12/2022 22 Terrace £85,000
26/08/2022 88 Flat £60,000
09/05/2022 24 Terrace £80,000
22/12/2021 16 Terrace £80,000
18/10/2021 45 Terrace £62,200
02/09/2021 60 Terrace £50,000
20/07/2021 42 Terrace £86,000
31/03/2021 45 Terrace £64,000
18/02/2021 50 Terrace £65,500

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

Crime in Gorton Street, Lancashire

There were 4 street crime incidents in Gorton Street 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 Gorton Street
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Violent Crime Under investigation
3 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect
4 Violent Crime Under investigation

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 Gorton Street and compared that to the average for the Brunswick ward.

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

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

2021 Census for Gorton Street

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

Unemployment in Gorton 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.
8.75% of Gorton Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Gorton Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Gorton Street. The proportion of retirees on Gorton Street is 6.52% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
12.08% of Gorton Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Gorton Street

The proportion of home owners on Gorton Street is 26.08% lower than the national average of 62%. 60.56% of properties in Gorton Street are private rented and 3.52% are social rented.
35.92% of residents of Gorton Street own their home

Country of Birth of Gorton Street residents

The proportion if Gorton Street residents born in the UK is 10.29% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.06% of Gorton Street residents were born outside the UK.
92.94% of Gorton Street residents were born in the UK

Gorton Street Summary

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

Gorton 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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