Is St John’s Close in Hyndburn a nice place to live?

St John's Close is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. St John's Close is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

St John's Close is located in the Baxenden ward of the Hyndburn district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.734634, -2.348392
Grid Ref SD771265
Suburb Woodnook
Constituency Hyndburn
Postcodes BB5 2XA, BB5 2XE

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in St John's Close in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in St John's Close, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in St John's Close 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 St John's Close and compared that to the average for the Baxenden ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in St John's Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Baxenden ward

Social economic statistics for St John's Close

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 St John's Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean St John's Close 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 St John's Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around St John's Close are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around St John's Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in St John's Close 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 St John's Close are in the top 40% of the most health & disability 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 St John's Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in St John's Close are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for St John's Close

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of St John's Close.

Unemployment in St John's Close

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 St John's Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in St John's Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of St John's Close. The proportion of retirees on St John's Close is 24.06% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
42.66% of St John's Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in St John's Close

The proportion of home owners on St John's Close is 31.86% higher than the national average of 62%. 4.39% of properties in St John's Close are private rented and 0.88% are social rented.
93.86% of residents of St John's Close own their home

Country of Birth of St John's Close residents

The proportion if St John's Close residents born in the UK is 14.8% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.55% of St John's Close residents were born outside the UK.
97.45% of St John's Close residents were born in the UK

St John's Close Summary

St John's Close has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in St John's Close maybe difficult.

St John's Close 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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