Is Ridge Avenue in Burnley a nice place to live?

Ridge Avenue is classified by the ONS as Renting Hard-Pressed Workers. Ridge Avenue is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Ridge Avenue is located in the Brunshaw ward of the Burnley district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.792352, -2.22136
Grid Ref SD855329
Suburb Brunshaw
Constituency Burnley
Postcodes BB10 3JD, BB10 3JE, BB10 3JF, BB10 3LD

House Prices

The average house price in Ridge Avenue is 5.29% lower than the rest of Burnley. The last sale we have on record is 131 Ridge Avenue, that sold for £115,000. The average house price in Burnley is £109,497 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Ridge Avenue

Date No. Type Price
07/01/2022 131 Terrace £115,000
01/07/2021 149 Terrace £89,995
13/08/2020 189 Terrace £107,000

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

Crime in Ridge Avenue, Lancashire

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

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Ridge Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Brunshaw ward

Social economic statistics for Ridge 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 Ridge Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Ridge 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 Ridge Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Ridge Avenue are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Ridge Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Ridge Avenue 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 Ridge 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 Ridge Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Ridge Avenue are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Ridge Avenue

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

Unemployment in Ridge 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.
2.06% of Ridge Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ridge Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ridge Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Ridge Avenue is 3.56% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
22.16% of Ridge Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ridge Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Ridge Avenue is 13.2% lower than the national average of 62%. 12.8% of properties in Ridge Avenue are private rented and 36.8% are social rented.
48.8% of residents of Ridge Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Ridge Avenue residents

The proportion if Ridge Avenue residents born in the UK is 12.16% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.19% of Ridge Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
94.81% of Ridge Avenue residents were born in the UK

Ridge Avenue Summary

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

Ridge 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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