Is Tor Side in Rossendale a nice place to live?

Tor Side is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Tor Side 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 Side is located in the Helmshore ward of the Rossendale district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.678602, -2.339012
Grid Ref SD777202
Suburb Flax Moss
Constituency Rossendale and Darwen
Postcodes BB4 4AJ

House Prices

The average house price in Tor Side is 84.96% higher than the rest of Rossendale. The last sale we have on record is TOR SIDE LODGE Tor Side, that sold for £925,000. The average house price in Rossendale is £139,145 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Tor Side

Date No. Type Price
25/06/2020 TOR SIDE LODGE Detached £925,000

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

Crime in Tor Side, Lancashire

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

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

Social economic statistics for Tor Side

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

2021 Census for Tor Side

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

Unemployment in Tor Side

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 Side residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Tor Side

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

Home ownership in Tor Side

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

Country of Birth of Tor Side residents

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

Tor Side Summary

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

Tor Side 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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