Mersey Street, St Helens, Merseyside

Mersey Street is classified by the ONS as Young Hard-Pressed Families. Mersey Street is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Mersey Street is located in the Parr ward of the St. Helens district in Merseyside.
Coordinates 53.453045, -2.688741
Grid Ref SJ543953
Suburb Derbyshire Hill
Constituency St Helens North
Postcodes WA9 2JL

House Prices

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

Crime in Mersey Street, Merseyside

There were 2 street crime incidents in Mersey Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Merseyside Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Mersey Street
# Category Outcome
1 Burglary Under investigation
2 Violent Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified

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 Mersey Street and compared that to the average for the Parr ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Mersey Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Parr ward

Social economic statistics for Mersey Street

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Mersey Street

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

Unemployment in Mersey Street

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.
4.08% of Mersey Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Mersey Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Mersey Street. The proportion of retirees on Mersey Street is 9.2% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
9.4% of Mersey Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Mersey Street

The proportion of home owners on Mersey Street is 32.83% lower than the national average of 62%. 20.24% of properties in Mersey Street are private rented and 47.62% are social rented.
29.17% of residents of Mersey Street own their home

Country of Birth of Mersey Street residents

The proportion if Mersey Street residents born in the UK is 7.08% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.27% of Mersey Street residents were born outside the UK.
89.73% of Mersey Street residents were born in the UK

Mersey Street Summary

With house prices in Mersey Street less than the average for Merseyside and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Mersey Street is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Mersey Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Mersey Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Mersey Street has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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