Is Tor End Road in Rossendale a nice place to live?

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

Tor End Road is located in the Helmshore ward of the Rossendale district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.683714, -2.33981
Grid Ref SD776208
Suburb Flax Moss
Constituency Rossendale and Darwen
Postcodes BB4 4AW, BB4 4NE

House Prices

The average house price in Tor End Road is 17.42% lower than the rest of Rossendale. The last sale we have on record is TOR END FARM Tor End Road, that sold for £118,500. The average house price in Rossendale is £139,145 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Tor End Road

Date No. Type Price
25/11/2021 TOR END FARM Detached £118,500

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Crime in Tor End Road, Lancashire

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

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

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

2021 Census for Tor End Road

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

Unemployment in Tor End 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 Tor End Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Tor End Road

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

Home ownership in Tor End Road

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

Country of Birth of Tor End Road residents

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

Tor End Road Summary

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

Tor End 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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