Is Mather Street in Blackpool a nice place to live?

Mather Street is classified by the ONS as Hampered Aspiration. Mather Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Mather Street is located in the Claremont ward of the Blackpool district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.825887, -3.03567
Grid Ref SD319371
Suburb Queenstown
Constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys
Postcodes FY3 8RA, FY3 8RH

House Prices

The average house price in Mather Street is 29.75% lower than the rest of Blackpool. The last sale we have on record is 29 Mather Street, that sold for £113,000. The average house price in Blackpool is £153,750 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Mather Street

Date No. Type Price
07/11/2022 29 Terrace £113,000
02/09/2022 12 Terrace £105,000
10/08/2022 14 Terrace £90,000
10/06/2022 21 Terrace £119,500
08/03/2022 34 Detached £165,000
21/12/2021 28 Terrace £105,000
09/04/2021 23 Terrace £74,950
12/06/2020 46 Semi £114,000

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

Crime in Mather Street, Lancashire

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

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

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

2021 Census for Mather Street

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

Unemployment in Mather 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.
6.41% of Mather Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Mather Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Mather Street. The proportion of retirees on Mather Street is 5.35% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
13.25% of Mather Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Mather Street

The proportion of home owners on Mather Street is 16.48% lower than the national average of 62%. 46.9% of properties in Mather Street are private rented and 7.59% are social rented.
45.52% of residents of Mather Street own their home

Country of Birth of Mather Street residents

The proportion if Mather Street residents born in the UK is 8.35% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9% of Mather Street residents were born outside the UK.
91% of Mather Street residents were born in the UK

Mather Street Summary

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

Mather 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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