Is Alden Road in Rossendale a nice place to live?

Alden Road is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Alden Road 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

Alden Road is located in the Helmshore ward of the Rossendale district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.675192, -2.340407
Grid Ref SD776199
Suburb Flax Moss
Constituency Rossendale and Darwen
Postcodes BB4 4AQ, BB4 4LU

House Prices

The average house price in Alden Road is 71.08% higher than the rest of Rossendale. The last sale we have on record is ALDEN FARM Alden Road, that sold for £790,000. The average house price in Rossendale is £139,145 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Alden Road

Date No. Type Price
30/11/2022 ALDEN FARM £790,000
17/09/2021 ALDEN COTTAGES £417,500
03/09/2021 ALDEN BARN Semi £535,000
02/10/2020 ALDEN BARN Terrace £338,000
23/03/2020 BARN AT Terrace £325,000

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

Crime in Alden Road, Lancashire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Alden Road 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 Alden Road
# Category Outcome
1 Criminal Damage Arson 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 Alden Road and compared that to the average for the Helmshore ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Alden Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Helmshore ward

Social economic statistics for Alden Road

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

2021 Census for Alden Road

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

Unemployment in Alden Road

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.
1.23% of Alden Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Alden Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Alden Road. The proportion of retirees on Alden Road is 8.43% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
27.03% of Alden Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Alden Road

The proportion of home owners on Alden Road is 25.56% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.45% of properties in Alden Road are private rented and 2.99% are social rented.
87.56% of residents of Alden Road own their home

Country of Birth of Alden Road residents

The proportion if Alden Road residents born in the UK is 12.14% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.21% of Alden Road residents were born outside the UK.
94.79% of Alden Road residents were born in the UK

Alden Road Summary

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

Alden Road 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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