Is Cape Street in Rossendale a nice place to live?

Cape Street is classified by the ONS as Hampered Aspiration. Cape Street has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Cape Street is located in the Longholme ward of the Rossendale district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.700309, -2.283462
Grid Ref SD813226
Suburb Wood Top
Constituency Rossendale and Darwen
Postcodes BB4 7NS

House Prices

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

Crime in Cape Street, Lancashire

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

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

Social economic statistics for Cape 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 Cape Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Cape 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 Cape Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Cape Street are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Cape Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Cape Street are in the top 30% 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 Cape Street are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Cape Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Cape Street are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Cape Street

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

Unemployment in Cape 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.
1.7% of Cape Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Cape Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Cape Street. The proportion of retirees on Cape Street is 5.26% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
23.86% of Cape Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Cape Street

The proportion of home owners on Cape Street is 7.16% lower than the national average of 62%. 29.03% of properties in Cape Street are private rented and 16.13% are social rented.
54.84% of residents of Cape Street own their home

Country of Birth of Cape Street residents

The proportion if Cape Street residents born in the UK is 5.08% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 12.27% of Cape Street residents were born outside the UK.
87.73% of Cape Street residents were born in the UK

Cape Street Summary

Cape Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Cape Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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