Is Kay Street in Rossendale a nice place to live?

Kay Street is classified by the ONS as Private Renting New Arrivals. Kay Street is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Kay Street is located in the Hareholme ward of the Rossendale district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.702006, -2.284443
Grid Ref SD813228
Suburb Wood Top
Constituency Rossendale and Darwen

House Prices

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

Crime in Kay Street, Lancashire

There were 4 street crime incidents in Kay 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 Kay Street
# Category Outcome
1 Criminal Damage Arson Investigation complete; no suspect identified
2 Public Order Under investigation
3 Public Order Under investigation
4 Violent Crime 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 Kay Street and compared that to the average for the Hareholme ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Kay 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 Kay Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Kay 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 Kay Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Kay Street are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

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 Kay Street are in the top 30% 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 Kay Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Kay Street are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Kay Street

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

Unemployment in Kay 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.
2.42% of Kay Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Kay Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Kay Street. The proportion of retirees on Kay Street is 7.97% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
10.63% of Kay Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Kay Street

The proportion of home owners on Kay Street is 18.49% lower than the national average of 62%. 53.44% of properties in Kay Street are private rented and 3.05% are social rented.
43.51% of residents of Kay Street own their home

Country of Birth of Kay Street residents

The proportion if Kay Street residents born in the UK is 4.75% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 12.6% of Kay Street residents were born outside the UK.
87.4% of Kay Street residents were born in the UK

Kay Street Summary

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

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