Is The Ferns in South Ribble a nice place to live?

The Ferns is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. The Ferns is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

The Ferns is located in the Walton-le-Dale West ward of the South Ribble district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.738032, -2.682584
Grid Ref SD550270
Constituency Ribble Valley
Postcodes PR5 5QT

House Prices

The average house price in The Ferns is 100% higher than the rest of South Ribble. The last sale we have on record is 40 The Ferns, that sold for £263,000. The average house price in South Ribble is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in The Ferns

Date No. Type Price
30/06/2023 40 Detached £263,000
23/04/2021 63 Semi £180,000
20/10/2020 71 Semi £151,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in The Ferns, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in The Ferns 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 The Ferns and compared that to the average for the Walton-le-Dale West ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Ferns, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Walton-le-Dale West ward

Social economic statistics for The Ferns

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around The Ferns involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in The Ferns are in the top 10% 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 The Ferns 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 The Ferns, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in The Ferns are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for The Ferns

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

Unemployment in The Ferns

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.
0.43% of The Ferns residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Ferns

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Ferns. The proportion of retirees on The Ferns is 7.81% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
26.41% of The Ferns residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Ferns

The proportion of home owners on The Ferns is 29.89% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.11% of properties in The Ferns are private rented and 0% are social rented.
91.89% of residents of The Ferns own their home

Country of Birth of The Ferns residents

The proportion if The Ferns residents born in the UK is 11.21% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.14% of The Ferns residents were born outside the UK.
93.86% of The Ferns residents were born in the UK

The Ferns Summary

With house prices in The Ferns more than the average for Lancashire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. The Ferns is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. The Ferns has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in The Ferns maybe difficult.

The Ferns 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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