Is St. James Gardens in South Ribble a nice place to live?

St. James Gardens is classified by the ONS as Ageing in Suburbia. St. James Gardens 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

St. James Gardens is located in the Moss Side ward of the South Ribble district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.689598, -2.736588
Grid Ref SD514217
Suburb Moss Side
Constituency South Ribble
Postcodes PR26 7XA, PR26 7XB, PR5 3XA, PR5 3XB, PR5 3XQ

House Prices

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

Crime in St. James Gardens, Lancashire

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

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in St. James Gardens, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Moss Side ward

Social economic statistics for St. James Gardens

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 St. James Gardens is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean St. James Gardens 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 St. James Gardens experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around St. James Gardens 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 St. James Gardens involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in St. James Gardens 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 St. James Gardens 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 St. James Gardens, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in St. James Gardens are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for St. James Gardens

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

Unemployment in St. James Gardens

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.
2.96% of St. James Gardens residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in St. James Gardens

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of St. James Gardens. The proportion of retirees on St. James Gardens is 16.38% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
34.98% of St. James Gardens residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in St. James Gardens

The proportion of home owners on St. James Gardens is 28.72% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.25% of properties in St. James Gardens are private rented and 1.03% are social rented.
90.72% of residents of St. James Gardens own their home

Country of Birth of St. James Gardens residents

The proportion if St. James Gardens residents born in the UK is 13.84% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.51% of St. James Gardens residents were born outside the UK.
96.49% of St. James Gardens residents were born in the UK

St. James Gardens Summary

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

St. James Gardens 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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