Is Bentley Lane in Chorley a nice place to live?

Bentley Lane is classified by the ONS as Established Farming Communities. Bentley Lane is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Bentley Lane is located in the Chisnall ward of the Chorley district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.623174, -2.730638
Grid Ref SD517143
Suburb Heskin
Constituency Chorley

House Prices

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

Crime in Bentley Lane, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Bentley Lane 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 Bentley Lane and compared that to the average for the Chisnall ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Bentley Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Chisnall ward

Social economic statistics for Bentley Lane

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 Bentley Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Bentley Lane 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 Bentley Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Bentley Lane are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Bentley Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Bentley Lane are in the top 30% 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 Bentley Lane are in the top 40% 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 Bentley Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Bentley Lane are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Bentley Lane

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

Unemployment in Bentley Lane

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.
0.49% of Bentley Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bentley Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bentley Lane. The proportion of retirees on Bentley Lane is 9.97% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.57% of Bentley Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bentley Lane

The proportion of home owners on Bentley Lane is 26.46% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.73% of properties in Bentley Lane are private rented and 4.81% are social rented.
88.46% of residents of Bentley Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Bentley Lane residents

The proportion if Bentley Lane residents born in the UK is 13.62% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.73% of Bentley Lane residents were born outside the UK.
96.27% of Bentley Lane residents were born in the UK

Bentley Lane Summary

Bentley Lane has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Bentley Lane maybe difficult.

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