Barber Street, St Helens, Merseyside

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

Geography

Barber Street is located in the Town Centre ward of the St. Helens district in Merseyside.
Coordinates 53.455614, -2.723902
Grid Ref SJ520956
Suburb Fingerpost
Constituency St Helens South and Whiston
Postcodes WA9 1LA, WA9 1LF

House Prices

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

Crime in Barber Street, Merseyside

There were 4 street crime incidents in Barber Street in May 2024. These are the latest figures released by Merseyside Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: May 2024
May 2024 Crime Incidents in Barber Street
# Category Outcome
1 Burglary Under investigation
2 Drugs Local resolution
3 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect
4 Violent Crime Under investigation

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 Barber Street and compared that to the average for the Town Centre ward.

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

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

2021 Census for Barber Street

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

Unemployment in Barber 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.
2.9% of Barber Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Barber Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Barber Street. The proportion of retirees on Barber Street is 3.25% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.35% of Barber Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Barber Street

The proportion of home owners on Barber Street is 30.97% lower than the national average of 62%. 26.72% of properties in Barber Street are private rented and 41.38% are social rented.
31.03% of residents of Barber Street own their home

Country of Birth of Barber Street residents

The proportion if Barber Street residents born in the UK is 13.42% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.93% of Barber Street residents were born outside the UK.
96.07% of Barber Street residents were born in the UK

Barber Street Summary

Barber Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Barber Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Barber 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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