Is Iron Gate Lane in Rossendale a nice place to live?

Iron Gate Lane is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Iron Gate Lane 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

Iron Gate Lane is located in the Helmshore ward of the Rossendale district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.679969, -2.329258
Grid Ref SD783204
Constituency Rossendale and Darwen
Postcodes BB4 4AN

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Iron Gate Lane in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Iron Gate Lane, Lancashire

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

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

Social economic statistics for Iron Gate Lane

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

2021 Census for Iron Gate Lane

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

Unemployment in Iron Gate Lane

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 Iron Gate Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Iron Gate Lane

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

Home ownership in Iron Gate Lane

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

Country of Birth of Iron Gate Lane residents

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

Iron Gate Lane Summary

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

Iron Gate Lane 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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