Is Blackberry Lane in Charnwood a nice place to live?

Blackberry Lane is classified by the ONS as Rural Employment and Retirees. Blackberry Lane is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Blackberry Lane is located in the Wreake Villages ward of the Charnwood district in Leicestershire.
Coordinates 52.719426, -1.096328
Grid Ref SK611139
Suburb Cossington
Constituency Charnwood
Postcodes LE7 4SE, LE7 8SE, LE7 8SL

House Prices

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

Crime in Blackberry Lane, Leicestershire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Leicestershire Police in Blackberry 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 Blackberry Lane and compared that to the average for the Wreake Villages ward.

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

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

2021 Census for Blackberry Lane

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

Unemployment in Blackberry 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.
0.4% of Blackberry Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Blackberry Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Blackberry Lane. The proportion of retirees on Blackberry Lane is 6.4% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
25% of Blackberry Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Blackberry Lane

The proportion of home owners on Blackberry Lane is 11.33% higher than the national average of 62%. 14.29% of properties in Blackberry Lane are private rented and 12.38% are social rented.
73.33% of residents of Blackberry Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Blackberry Lane residents

The proportion if Blackberry Lane residents born in the UK is 2.72% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 20.07% of Blackberry Lane residents were born outside the UK.
79.93% of Blackberry Lane residents were born in the UK

Blackberry Lane Summary

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

Blackberry Lane 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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