Is Blue Bell Lane in Calderdale a nice place to live?

Blue Bell Lane is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Blue Bell Lane is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Blue Bell Lane is located in the Todmorden ward of the Calderdale district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.73635, -2.126818
Grid Ref SD917266
Suburb Todmorden
Constituency Calder Valley
Postcodes OL14 8SE

House Prices

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

Crime in Blue Bell Lane, West Yorkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-yorkshire Police in Blue Bell 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 Blue Bell Lane and compared that to the average for the Todmorden ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Blue Bell Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Todmorden ward

Social economic statistics for Blue Bell 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 Blue Bell Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Blue Bell 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 Blue Bell Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Blue Bell Lane are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Blue Bell Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Blue Bell Lane are in the top 20% 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 Blue Bell Lane are in the top 20% 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 Blue Bell Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Blue Bell Lane are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Blue Bell Lane

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

Unemployment in Blue Bell 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.
3.18% of Blue Bell Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Blue Bell Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Blue Bell Lane. The proportion of retirees on Blue Bell Lane is 9.13% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
27.73% of Blue Bell Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Blue Bell Lane

The proportion of home owners on Blue Bell Lane is 24.54% higher than the national average of 62%. 12.5% of properties in Blue Bell Lane are private rented and 0.96% are social rented.
86.54% of residents of Blue Bell Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Blue Bell Lane residents

The proportion if Blue Bell Lane residents born in the UK is 14.32% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.03% of Blue Bell Lane residents were born outside the UK.
96.97% of Blue Bell Lane residents were born in the UK

Blue Bell Lane Summary

With house prices in Blue Bell Lane less than the average for West Yorkshire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Blue Bell Lane has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Blue Bell Lane maybe difficult.

Blue Bell Lane 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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