Is Fernhill Avenue in Rossendale a nice place to live?

Fernhill Avenue is classified by the ONS as Industrious Hardship. Fernhill Avenue is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Fernhill Avenue is located in the Stacksteads ward of the Rossendale district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.694065, -2.21268
Grid Ref SD860219
Suburb Huttocks Top
Constituency Rossendale and Darwen
Postcodes OL13 8JX

House Prices

The average house price in Fernhill Avenue is 5.02% lower than the rest of Rossendale. The last sale we have on record is 8 Fernhill Avenue, that sold for £140,000. The average house price in Rossendale is £139,145 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Fernhill Avenue

Date No. Type Price
30/07/2021 8 Semi £140,000
23/01/2020 6 Semi £125,000

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

Crime in Fernhill Avenue, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Fernhill Avenue 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 Fernhill Avenue and compared that to the average for the Stacksteads ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Fernhill Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Stacksteads ward

Social economic statistics for Fernhill Avenue

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 Fernhill Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Fernhill Avenue 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 Fernhill Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Fernhill Avenue are in the top 10% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Fernhill Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Fernhill Avenue are in the top 10% 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 Fernhill Avenue are in the top 10% 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 Fernhill Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Fernhill Avenue are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Fernhill Avenue

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

Unemployment in Fernhill Avenue

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.
4.31% of Fernhill Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Fernhill Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Fernhill Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Fernhill Avenue is 0.93% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.67% of Fernhill Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Fernhill Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Fernhill Avenue is 3.29% higher than the national average of 62%. 10.74% of properties in Fernhill Avenue are private rented and 23.14% are social rented.
65.29% of residents of Fernhill Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Fernhill Avenue residents

The proportion if Fernhill Avenue residents born in the UK is 12.96% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.39% of Fernhill Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
95.61% of Fernhill Avenue residents were born in the UK

Fernhill Avenue Summary

With house prices in Fernhill Avenue less than the average for Lancashire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Fernhill Avenue is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Fernhill Avenue has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Fernhill Avenue maybe difficult.

Fernhill Avenue 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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