Is Hill Crest in Rossendale a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Hill Crest is located in the Stacksteads ward of the Rossendale district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.694804, -2.216864
Grid Ref SD857220
Suburb Huttocks Top
Constituency Rossendale and Darwen
Postcodes OL13 8LA

House Prices

The average house price in Hill Crest is 17.42% lower than the rest of Rossendale. The last sale we have on record is 4 Hill Crest, that sold for £118,500. The average house price in Rossendale is £139,145 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Hill Crest

Date No. Type Price
24/09/2021 4 Semi £118,500

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

Crime in Hill Crest, Lancashire

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

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

Social economic statistics for Hill Crest

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

2021 Census for Hill Crest

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

Unemployment in Hill Crest

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 Hill Crest residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Hill Crest

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

Home ownership in Hill Crest

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

Country of Birth of Hill Crest residents

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

Hill Crest Summary

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

Hill Crest 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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