Is Heys Street in Rossendale a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Heys Street is located in the Greensclough ward of the Rossendale district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.698852, -2.199573
Grid Ref SD869225
Suburb Rockliffe
Constituency Rossendale and Darwen
Postcodes BB4 5DU, BB4 7LG, BB4 7LQ, OL13 9QL

House Prices

The average house price in Heys Street is 33.54% lower than the rest of Rossendale. The last sale we have on record is 3 Heys Street, that sold for £95,000. The average house price in Rossendale is £139,145 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Heys Street

Date No. Type Price
10/06/2022 3 Terrace £95,000
21/04/2022 11 Terrace £123,000
01/12/2021 12 Terrace £110,000
17/09/2021 4 Terrace £95,000
19/05/2021 13 Terrace £98,000
17/11/2020 12 Terrace £80,000
31/07/2020 1 Terrace £97,000
17/07/2020 27 Terrace £69,000
08/07/2020 14 Terrace £107,000

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

Crime in Heys Street, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Heys Street 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 Heys Street and compared that to the average for the Greensclough ward.

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

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

2021 Census for Heys Street

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

Unemployment in Heys 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 Heys Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Heys Street

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

Home ownership in Heys Street

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

Country of Birth of Heys Street residents

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

Heys Street Summary

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

Heys 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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