Is Myrtle Avenue in Blackpool a nice place to live?

Myrtle Avenue is classified by the ONS as Families in Terraces and Flats . Myrtle 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

Myrtle Avenue is located in the Brunswick ward of the Blackpool district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.81737, -3.036326
Grid Ref SD318361
Suburb Queenstown
Constituency Blackpool South
Postcodes FY3 9BL

House Prices

The average house price in Myrtle Avenue is 41.12% lower than the rest of Blackpool. The last sale we have on record is 9 Myrtle Avenue, that sold for £178,300. The average house price in Blackpool is £153,750 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Myrtle Avenue

Date No. Type Price
31/01/2022 9 Terrace £178,300
20/08/2021 7 Terrace £95,000
13/10/2020 5 Terrace £77,500
14/02/2020 14 Terrace £85,000

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

Crime in Myrtle Avenue, Lancashire

There were 3 street crime incidents in Myrtle Avenue 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 Myrtle Avenue
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Anti Social Behaviour -
3 Public Order 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 Myrtle Avenue and compared that to the average for the Brunswick ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Myrtle 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 Myrtle Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Myrtle 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 Myrtle Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Myrtle 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 Myrtle Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Myrtle 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 Myrtle 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 Myrtle Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Myrtle Avenue are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Myrtle Avenue

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

Unemployment in Myrtle 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.
5.09% of Myrtle Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Myrtle Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Myrtle Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Myrtle Avenue is 1.77% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
20.37% of Myrtle Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Myrtle Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Myrtle Avenue is 9.93% lower than the national average of 62%. 47.11% of properties in Myrtle Avenue are private rented and 0.83% are social rented.
52.07% of residents of Myrtle Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Myrtle Avenue residents

The proportion if Myrtle Avenue residents born in the UK is 8.33% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.02% of Myrtle Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
90.98% of Myrtle Avenue residents were born in the UK

Myrtle Avenue Summary

Myrtle Avenue has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Myrtle Avenue maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Myrtle 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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