Is Forge Street in South Ribble a nice place to live?

Forge Street is classified by the ONS as Ageing Industrious Workers. Forge Street has an average crime rate (see map). The road has an average level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Forge Street is located in the Leyland Central ward of the South Ribble district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.69323, -2.695746
Grid Ref SD541220
Constituency South Ribble
Postcodes PR25 2FU, PR5 1FU

House Prices

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

Crime in Forge Street, Lancashire

There were 3 street crime incidents in Forge 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 Forge Street
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Criminal Damage Arson Under investigation
3 Drugs Local resolution

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 Forge Street and compared that to the average for the Leyland Central ward.

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

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Forge Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Forge 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 Forge 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 Forge Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Forge Street are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Forge Street

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

Unemployment in Forge 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% of Forge Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Forge Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Forge Street. The proportion of retirees on Forge Street is 4.51% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.09% of Forge Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Forge Street

The proportion of home owners on Forge Street is 11.65% lower than the national average of 62%. 17.48% of properties in Forge Street are private rented and 30.77% are social rented.
50.35% of residents of Forge Street own their home

Country of Birth of Forge Street residents

The proportion if Forge Street residents born in the UK is 12.7% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.65% of Forge Street residents were born outside the UK.
95.35% of Forge Street residents were born in the UK

Forge Street Summary

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

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