Is Union Street in Rossendale a nice place to live?

Union Street is classified by the ONS as Families in Terraces and Flats . Union Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Union Street is located in the Greensclough ward of the Rossendale district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.702419, -2.200377
Grid Ref SD868229
Suburb Huttocks Top
Constituency Rossendale and Darwen
Postcodes BB4 5QD, BB4 7RF, OL12 8PR, OL13 0AA, OL13 0RQ

House Prices

The average house price in Union Street is 17.92% lower than the rest of Rossendale. The last sale we have on record is 3 Union Street, that sold for £160,000. The average house price in Rossendale is £139,145 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Union Street

Date No. Type Price
20/07/2022 3 £160,000
22/12/2021 3 £160,000
23/07/2021 23 Terrace £120,000
09/07/2021 10 Terrace £77,000
08/07/2021 17 £73,000
04/06/2021 18 Terrace £130,000
14/05/2021 30 Terrace £135,000
16/04/2021 6 Terrace £168,000
13/11/2020 32 Terrace £124,402
21/08/2020 18 Terrace £87,000

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

Crime in Union Street, Lancashire

There were 5 street crime incidents in Union Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Lancashire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Union Street
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Anti Social Behaviour -
3 Criminal Damage Arson Unable to prosecute suspect
4 Criminal Damage Arson Under investigation
5 Criminal Damage Arson Under investigation

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 Union Street and compared that to the average for the Greensclough ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Union Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Greensclough ward

Social economic statistics for Union Street

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 Union Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Union Street 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 Union Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Union Street are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Union Street

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

Unemployment in Union Street

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.
5.09% of Union Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Union Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Union Street. The proportion of retirees on Union Street is 1.15% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.45% of Union Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Union Street

The proportion of home owners on Union Street is 18.25% lower than the national average of 62%. 52.5% of properties in Union Street are private rented and 3.75% are social rented.
43.75% of residents of Union Street own their home

Country of Birth of Union Street residents

The proportion if Union Street residents born in the UK is 10.27% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.08% of Union Street residents were born outside the UK.
92.92% of Union Street residents were born in the UK

Union Street Summary

With house prices in Union Street less than the average for Lancashire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Union Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Union Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Union Street 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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