Is Bentwood Road in Rossendale a nice place to live?

Bentwood Road is classified by the ONS as Rural Life. Bentwood Road has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Bentwood Road is located in the Worsley ward of the Rossendale district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.70415, -2.333717
Grid Ref SD780231
Suburb Flax Moss
Constituency Hyndburn
Postcodes BB4 5EJ

House Prices

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

Crime in Bentwood Road, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Bentwood Road 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 Bentwood Road and compared that to the average for the Worsley ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Bentwood 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 Bentwood Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Bentwood 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 Bentwood Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Bentwood Road are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Bentwood Road

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

Unemployment in Bentwood 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.
0% of Bentwood Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bentwood Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bentwood Road. The proportion of retirees on Bentwood Road is 2.3% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
20.9% of Bentwood Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bentwood Road

The proportion of home owners on Bentwood Road is 20.26% higher than the national average of 62%. 16.94% of properties in Bentwood Road are private rented and 0.81% are social rented.
82.26% of residents of Bentwood Road own their home

Country of Birth of Bentwood Road residents

The proportion if Bentwood Road residents born in the UK is 15.18% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.17% of Bentwood Road residents were born outside the UK.
97.83% of Bentwood Road residents were born in the UK

Bentwood Road Summary

With house prices in Bentwood Road less than the average for Lancashire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Bentwood Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Bentwood Road maybe difficult.

Bentwood Road has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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