Smithy Brow, Chorley, Lancashire

Smithy Brow is classified by the ONS as Established Farming Communities. Smithy Brow is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Smithy Brow is located in the Wrightington ward of the West Lancashire district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.617227, -2.722355
Grid Ref SD523136
Suburb Heskin
Constituency West Lancashire
Postcodes WN6 9PW

House Prices

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

Crime in Smithy Brow, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Smithy Brow during May 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 Smithy Brow and compared that to the average for the Wrightington ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Smithy Brow, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Wrightington ward

Social economic statistics for Smithy Brow

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 Smithy Brow is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Smithy Brow 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 Smithy Brow experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Smithy Brow are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Smithy Brow

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

Unemployment in Smithy Brow

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% of Smithy Brow residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Smithy Brow

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Smithy Brow. The proportion of retirees on Smithy Brow is 16.03% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
34.63% of Smithy Brow residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Smithy Brow

The proportion of home owners on Smithy Brow is 23.92% higher than the national average of 62%. 14.08% of properties in Smithy Brow are private rented and 0% are social rented.
85.92% of residents of Smithy Brow own their home

Country of Birth of Smithy Brow residents

The proportion if Smithy Brow residents born in the UK is 15.4% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 1.95% of Smithy Brow residents were born outside the UK.
98.05% of Smithy Brow residents were born in the UK

Smithy Brow Summary

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

Smithy Brow 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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