Is Foundry Street in Rossendale a nice place to live?

Foundry Street is classified by the ONS as Renting Hard-Pressed Workers. Foundry 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

Foundry Street is located in the Longholme ward of the Rossendale district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.697495, -2.291182
Grid Ref SD808223
Suburb Wood Top
Constituency Rossendale and Darwen
Postcodes BB4 6HQ

House Prices

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

Crime in Foundry Street, Lancashire

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

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

Social economic statistics for Foundry 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 Foundry Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Foundry 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 Foundry Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Foundry 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 Foundry Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Foundry 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 Foundry 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 Foundry Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Foundry Street are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Foundry Street

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

Unemployment in Foundry 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.
5.53% of Foundry Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Foundry Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Foundry Street. The proportion of retirees on Foundry Street is 4.56% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.04% of Foundry Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Foundry Street

The proportion of home owners on Foundry Street is 0.14% lower than the national average of 62%. 19.49% of properties in Foundry Street are private rented and 18.64% are social rented.
61.86% of residents of Foundry Street own their home

Country of Birth of Foundry Street residents

The proportion if Foundry Street residents born in the UK is 9.94% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.41% of Foundry Street residents were born outside the UK.
92.59% of Foundry Street residents were born in the UK

Foundry Street Summary

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

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