Is Ballater Street in Burnley a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Ballater Street is located in the Coal Clough with Deerplay ward of the Burnley district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.777691, -2.266366
Grid Ref SD825312
Suburb Rose Hill
Constituency Burnley
Postcodes BB11 5JG, BB11 5JQ

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Ballater Street in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Ballater Street, Lancashire

There were 4 street crime incidents in Ballater 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 Ballater Street
# Category Outcome
1 Possession Of Weapons Awaiting court outcome
2 Vehicle Crime Under investigation
3 Violent Crime Under investigation
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 Ballater Street and compared that to the average for the Coal Clough with Deerplay ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Ballater Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Coal Clough with Deerplay ward

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

2021 Census for Ballater Street

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

Unemployment in Ballater 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.
0.48% of Ballater Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ballater Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ballater Street. The proportion of retirees on Ballater Street is 12.83% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
31.43% of Ballater Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ballater Street

The proportion of home owners on Ballater Street is 18.69% lower than the national average of 62%. 7.87% of properties in Ballater Street are private rented and 48.82% are social rented.
43.31% of residents of Ballater Street own their home

Country of Birth of Ballater Street residents

The proportion if Ballater Street residents born in the UK is 10.58% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.77% of Ballater Street residents were born outside the UK.
93.23% of Ballater Street residents were born in the UK

Ballater Street Summary

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

Ballater 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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