Is The Ridgeway in Pendle a nice place to live?

The Ridgeway is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Suburbia. The Ridgeway has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

The Ridgeway is located in the Walverden ward of the Pendle district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.829963, -2.218747
Grid Ref SD857370
Suburb Nelson
Constituency Pendle
Postcodes BB9 0DH, BB9 0DP, BB9 0DS, BB9 0DT

House Prices

The average house price in The Ridgeway is 100% higher than the rest of Pendle. The last sale we have on record is 5 The Ridgeway, that sold for £123,000. The average house price in Pendle is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in The Ridgeway

Date No. Type Price
26/07/2023 5 Terrace £123,000
08/03/2021 13 Semi £127,000

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 Ridgeway, Lancashire

There were 1 street crime incidents in The Ridgeway in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Lancashire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in The Ridgeway
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Under investigation

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 Ridgeway and compared that to the average for the Walverden ward.

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

Social economic statistics for The Ridgeway

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for The Ridgeway

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

Unemployment in The Ridgeway

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% of The Ridgeway residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Ridgeway

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Ridgeway. The proportion of retirees on The Ridgeway is 5.1% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
13.5% of The Ridgeway residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Ridgeway

The proportion of home owners on The Ridgeway is 14.88% higher than the national average of 62%. 21.39% of properties in The Ridgeway are private rented and 1.16% are social rented.
76.88% of residents of The Ridgeway own their home

Country of Birth of The Ridgeway residents

The proportion if The Ridgeway residents born in the UK is 0.77% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 16.58% of The Ridgeway residents were born outside the UK.
83.42% of The Ridgeway residents were born in the UK

The Ridgeway Summary

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

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