Is The Moorings in Chorley a nice place to live?

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

Geography

The Moorings is located in the Chorley East ward of the Chorley district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.652461, -2.615069
Grid Ref SD594175
Suburb Cowling
Constituency Chorley
Postcodes PR6 0TX, PR6 0UA

House Prices

The average house price in The Moorings is 24.58% lower than the rest of Chorley. The last sale we have on record is 9 The Moorings, that sold for £122,000. The average house price in Chorley is £151,989 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in The Moorings

Date No. Type Price
04/12/2020 9 Semi £122,000

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

Crime in The Moorings, Lancashire

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

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

Social economic statistics for The Moorings

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

2021 Census for The Moorings

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

Unemployment in The Moorings

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 The Moorings residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Moorings

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

Home ownership in The Moorings

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

Country of Birth of The Moorings residents

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

The Moorings Summary

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

The Moorings 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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