Is Devonport Way in Chorley a nice place to live?

Devonport Way is classified by the ONS as Challenged Transitionaries. Devonport Way has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Devonport Way is located in the Chorley East ward of the Chorley district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.652344, -2.616867
Grid Ref SD593174
Suburb Cowling
Constituency Chorley
Postcodes PR6 0SX, PR6 0TE

House Prices

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

Crime in Devonport Way, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Devonport Way 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 Devonport Way and compared that to the average for the Chorley East ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Devonport Way, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Chorley East ward

Social economic statistics for Devonport Way

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 Devonport Way is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Devonport Way 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 Devonport Way experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Devonport Way 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 Devonport Way involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Devonport Way 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 Devonport Way are in the top 20% 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 Devonport Way, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Devonport Way are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Devonport Way

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

Unemployment in Devonport Way

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.
3.67% of Devonport Way residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Devonport Way

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Devonport Way. The proportion of retirees on Devonport Way is 0.21% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
18.81% of Devonport Way residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Devonport Way

The proportion of home owners on Devonport Way is 29.86% lower than the national average of 62%. 18.57% of properties in Devonport Way are private rented and 49.29% are social rented.
32.14% of residents of Devonport Way own their home

Country of Birth of Devonport Way residents

The proportion if Devonport Way residents born in the UK is 10.13% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.22% of Devonport Way residents were born outside the UK.
92.78% of Devonport Way residents were born in the UK

Devonport Way Summary

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

Devonport Way 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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