Is Smith Croft in South Ribble a nice place to live?

Smith Croft is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Smith Croft is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Smith Croft is located in the Moss Side ward of the South Ribble district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.688229, -2.735504
Grid Ref SD515215
Suburb Moss Side
Constituency South Ribble
Postcodes PR26 7XN, PR5 3XN

House Prices

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

Crime in Smith Croft, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Smith Croft 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 Smith Croft and compared that to the average for the Moss Side ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Smith Croft, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Moss Side ward

Social economic statistics for Smith Croft

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 Smith Croft is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Smith Croft 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 Smith Croft experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Smith Croft are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Smith Croft involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Smith Croft are in the top 20% least 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 Smith Croft are in the top 40% 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 Smith Croft, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Smith Croft are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Smith Croft

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

Unemployment in Smith Croft

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.
0% of Smith Croft residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Smith Croft

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Smith Croft. The proportion of retirees on Smith Croft is 21.4% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
40% of Smith Croft residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Smith Croft

The proportion of home owners on Smith Croft is 32.52% higher than the national average of 62%. 4.11% of properties in Smith Croft are private rented and 1.37% are social rented.
94.52% of residents of Smith Croft own their home

Country of Birth of Smith Croft residents

The proportion if Smith Croft residents born in the UK is 14.94% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.41% of Smith Croft residents were born outside the UK.
97.59% of Smith Croft residents were born in the UK

Smith Croft Summary

Smith Croft has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Smith Croft maybe difficult.

Smith Croft has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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