Is Blackburn Road in Chorley a nice place to live?

Blackburn Road is classified by the ONS as Ageing Rural Flat Tenants. Blackburn Road has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Blackburn Road is located in the Pennine ward of the Chorley district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.683311, -2.609386
Grid Ref SD598209
Constituency Chorley

House Prices

The average house price in Blackburn Road is 56.52% higher than the rest of Chorley. The last sale we have on record is 123 Blackburn Road, that sold for £435,000. The average house price in Chorley is £151,989 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Blackburn Road

Date No. Type Price
01/08/2023 123 Semi £435,000
02/12/2022 139 Terrace £309,000
11/11/2022 206 Terrace £244,000
15/09/2022 214 Detached £550,000
30/08/2022 354 Terrace £210,000
05/05/2022 149 Terrace £249,500
05/05/2022 149 £500
01/04/2022 BANCROFT FARM Semi £607,500
18/03/2022 169 Semi £310,000
11/03/2022 78 Terrace £190,000

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

Crime in Blackburn Road, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Blackburn Road 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 Blackburn Road and compared that to the average for the Pennine ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Blackburn Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Pennine ward

Social economic statistics for Blackburn Road

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 Blackburn Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Blackburn Road 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 Blackburn Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Blackburn Road are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Blackburn Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Blackburn Road are in the top 10% least 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 Blackburn Road are in the top 20% least 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 Blackburn Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Blackburn Road are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Blackburn Road

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

Unemployment in Blackburn Road

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.
3.56% of Blackburn Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Blackburn Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Blackburn Road. The proportion of retirees on Blackburn Road is 14.09% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
32.69% of Blackburn Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Blackburn Road

The proportion of home owners on Blackburn Road is 2.94% higher than the national average of 62%. 7.47% of properties in Blackburn Road are private rented and 27.59% are social rented.
64.94% of residents of Blackburn Road own their home

Country of Birth of Blackburn Road residents

The proportion if Blackburn Road residents born in the UK is 15.69% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 1.66% of Blackburn Road residents were born outside the UK.
98.34% of Blackburn Road residents were born in the UK

Blackburn Road Summary

With house prices in Blackburn Road more than the average for Lancashire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Blackburn Road is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Blackburn Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Blackburn Road maybe difficult.

Blackburn Road has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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