Is Flax Moss Close in Rossendale a nice place to live?

Flax Moss Close is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Flax Moss Close is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Flax Moss Close is located in the Helmshore ward of the Rossendale district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.691415, -2.330058
Grid Ref SD783217
Suburb Flax Moss
Constituency Rossendale and Darwen
Postcodes BB4 4PX

House Prices

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

Crime in Flax Moss Close, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Flax Moss 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 Flax Moss Close and compared that to the average for the Helmshore ward.

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

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Flax Moss Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Flax Moss Close are in the top 30% 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 Flax Moss Close are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Flax Moss Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Flax Moss Close are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Flax Moss Close

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

Unemployment in Flax Moss 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.
0% of Flax Moss Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Flax Moss Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Flax Moss Close. The proportion of retirees on Flax Moss Close is 21.5% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
40.1% of Flax Moss Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Flax Moss Close

The proportion of home owners on Flax Moss Close is 26.18% higher than the national average of 62%. 10% of properties in Flax Moss Close are private rented and 1.82% are social rented.
88.18% of residents of Flax Moss Close own their home

Country of Birth of Flax Moss Close residents

The proportion if Flax Moss Close residents born in the UK is 11.73% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.62% of Flax Moss Close residents were born outside the UK.
94.38% of Flax Moss Close residents were born in the UK

Flax Moss Close Summary

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

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