Is St Thomas Close in Rossendale a nice place to live?

St Thomas Close is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. St Thomas Close 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

St Thomas Close is located in the Helmshore ward of the Rossendale district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.685927, -2.329486
Grid Ref SD783211
Suburb Flax Moss
Constituency Rossendale and Darwen
Postcodes BB4 4PY, BB4 4QA

House Prices

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

Crime in St Thomas Close, Lancashire

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

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

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

2021 Census for St Thomas Close

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

Unemployment in St Thomas 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.
0.39% of St Thomas Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in St Thomas Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of St Thomas Close. The proportion of retirees on St Thomas Close is 11.52% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
30.12% of St Thomas Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in St Thomas Close

The proportion of home owners on St Thomas Close is 30.31% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.92% of properties in St Thomas Close are private rented and 0.77% are social rented.
92.31% of residents of St Thomas Close own their home

Country of Birth of St Thomas Close residents

The proportion if St Thomas Close residents born in the UK is 13.78% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.57% of St Thomas Close residents were born outside the UK.
96.43% of St Thomas Close residents were born in the UK

St Thomas Close Summary

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

St Thomas Close 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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