Is Portsmouth Drive in Chorley a nice place to live?

Portsmouth Drive is classified by the ONS as Ageing Industrious Workers. Portsmouth Drive has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Portsmouth Drive is located in the Chorley East ward of the Chorley district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.653401, -2.615733
Grid Ref SD594176
Suburb Cowling
Constituency Chorley
Postcodes PR6 0TG, PR6 0TZ

House Prices

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

Crime in Portsmouth Drive, Lancashire

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

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

Social economic statistics for Portsmouth Drive

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

2021 Census for Portsmouth Drive

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

Unemployment in Portsmouth Drive

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.
3.7% of Portsmouth Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Portsmouth Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Portsmouth Drive. The proportion of retirees on Portsmouth Drive is 5.47% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
24.07% of Portsmouth Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Portsmouth Drive

The proportion of home owners on Portsmouth Drive is 7.13% lower than the national average of 62%. 8.85% of properties in Portsmouth Drive are private rented and 34.51% are social rented.
54.87% of residents of Portsmouth Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Portsmouth Drive residents

The proportion if Portsmouth Drive residents born in the UK is 12.18% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.17% of Portsmouth Drive residents were born outside the UK.
94.83% of Portsmouth Drive residents were born in the UK

Portsmouth Drive Summary

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

Portsmouth Drive 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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