Is Fernhill Drive in Rossendale a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Fernhill Drive is located in the Stacksteads ward of the Rossendale district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.693597, -2.213329
Grid Ref SD860219
Suburb Huttocks Top
Constituency Rossendale and Darwen
Postcodes OL13 8JL, OL13 8JS

House Prices

The average house price in Fernhill Drive is 21.98% higher than the rest of Rossendale. The last sale we have on record is 28 Fernhill Drive, that sold for £180,000. The average house price in Rossendale is £139,145 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Fernhill Drive

Date No. Type Price
06/05/2022 28 Semi £180,000
19/11/2021 36 Semi £185,000
13/09/2021 34 Semi £210,000
23/07/2021 26 Semi £138,400

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 Drive, Lancashire

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

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

Social economic statistics for Fernhill Drive

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

2021 Census for Fernhill Drive

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

Unemployment in Fernhill Drive

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 Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Fernhill Drive

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

Home ownership in Fernhill Drive

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

Country of Birth of Fernhill Drive residents

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

Fernhill Drive Summary

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

Fernhill Drive 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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