Is Ray Lane in Wyre a nice place to live?

Ray Lane is classified by the ONS as Detached Rural Retirement. Ray Lane is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Ray Lane is located in the Calder ward of the Wyre district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.888591, -2.75049
Grid Ref SD507438
Suburb Barnacre-with-Bonds
Constituency Wyre and Preston North
Postcodes PR3 1GB, PR3 1GG, PR3 1QB, PR3 1QD

House Prices

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

Crime in Ray Lane, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Ray Lane 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 Ray Lane and compared that to the average for the Calder ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Ray Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Calder ward

Social economic statistics for Ray Lane

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 Ray Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Ray Lane 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 Ray Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Ray Lane 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 Ray Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Ray Lane are in the top 30% 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 Ray Lane 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 Ray Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Ray Lane are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Ray Lane

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

Unemployment in Ray Lane

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.
1.21% of Ray Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ray Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ray Lane. The proportion of retirees on Ray Lane is 19.71% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
38.31% of Ray Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ray Lane

The proportion of home owners on Ray Lane is 20.7% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.33% of properties in Ray Lane are private rented and 8.86% are social rented.
82.7% of residents of Ray Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Ray Lane residents

The proportion if Ray Lane residents born in the UK is 14.25% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.1% of Ray Lane residents were born outside the UK.
96.9% of Ray Lane residents were born in the UK

Ray Lane Summary

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

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