Is Yorkshire Street in Burnley a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Yorkshire Street is located in the Bank Hall ward of the Burnley district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.78934, -2.236234
Grid Ref SD845325
Suburb Burnley Wood
Constituency Burnley

House Prices

The average house price in Yorkshire Street is 46.78% lower than the rest of Burnley. The last sale we have on record is 57 Yorkshire Street, that sold for £29,000. The average house price in Burnley is £109,497 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Yorkshire Street

Date No. Type Price
22/11/2022 57 £29,000
06/06/2022 74 Flat £120,000
01/04/2022 49 £84,000
14/03/2022 57 Terrace £20,000
15/02/2021 51 - 53 £120,000
22/12/2020 52 - 54 £120,000

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

Crime in Yorkshire Street, Lancashire

There were 14 street crime incidents in Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire Street
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Anti Social Behaviour -
3 Anti Social Behaviour -
4 Anti Social Behaviour -
5 Anti Social Behaviour -
6 Other Theft Local resolution
7 Shoplifting Local resolution
8 Shoplifting Under investigation
9 Shoplifting Under investigation
10 Shoplifting Under investigation
11 Violent Crime Under investigation
12 Violent Crime Under investigation
13 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect
14 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 Yorkshire Street and compared that to the average for the Bank Hall ward.

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

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

2021 Census for Yorkshire Street

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

Unemployment in Yorkshire 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.
2.23% of Yorkshire Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Yorkshire Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Yorkshire Street. The proportion of retirees on Yorkshire Street is 14.88% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
33.48% of Yorkshire Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Yorkshire Street

The proportion of home owners on Yorkshire Street is 48.49% lower than the national average of 62%. 54.73% of properties in Yorkshire Street are private rented and 31.76% are social rented.
13.51% of residents of Yorkshire Street own their home

Country of Birth of Yorkshire Street residents

The proportion if Yorkshire Street residents born in the UK is 4.21% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 21.56% of Yorkshire Street residents were born outside the UK.
78.44% of Yorkshire Street residents were born in the UK

Yorkshire Street Summary

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

Yorkshire 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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