Is Vicarage Lane in Ribble Valley a nice place to live?

Vicarage Lane is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Vicarage Lane is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Vicarage Lane is located in the Wilpshire & Ramsgreave ward of the Ribble Valley district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.794095, -2.476551
Grid Ref SD687331
Suburb Wilpshire
Constituency Ribble Valley
Postcodes BB1 9HY

House Prices

The average house price in Vicarage Lane is 100% higher than the rest of Ribble Valley. The last sale we have on record is 7 Vicarage Lane, that sold for £455,000. The average house price in Ribble Valley is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Vicarage Lane

Date No. Type Price
28/09/2021 7 Detached £455,000
04/06/2021 18 Detached £499,950
03/06/2021 14 Semi £275,000
11/12/2020 16 Semi £325,000
31/01/2020 5 Detached £490,000

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

Crime in Vicarage Lane, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Vicarage 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 Vicarage Lane and compared that to the average for the Wilpshire & Ramsgreave ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Vicarage Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Wilpshire & Ramsgreave ward

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

2021 Census for Vicarage Lane

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

Unemployment in Vicarage 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% of Vicarage Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Vicarage Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Vicarage Lane. The proportion of retirees on Vicarage Lane is 18.74% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
37.34% of Vicarage Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Vicarage Lane

The proportion of home owners on Vicarage Lane is 31.16% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.98% of properties in Vicarage Lane are private rented and 0% are social rented.
93.16% of residents of Vicarage Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Vicarage Lane residents

The proportion if Vicarage Lane residents born in the UK is 13.4% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.95% of Vicarage Lane residents were born outside the UK.
96.05% of Vicarage Lane residents were born in the UK

Vicarage Lane Summary

With house prices in Vicarage Lane more than the average for Lancashire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Vicarage Lane is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Vicarage Lane has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Vicarage Lane maybe difficult.

Vicarage Lane 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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