Deerstone Road, Nelson, BB9 9LN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding BB9 9LN has a slightly higher male population, with 50.3% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.2%	49.7%	2.5%	51.0%	-1.3%
Male	52.8%	50.3%	-2.5%	49.0%	1.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	29.7%	31.1%	1.4%	37.9%	-6.8%
Married: Opposite sex	52.7%	45.5%	-7.2%	44.2%	1.3%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	1.5%	4.9%	3.4%	2.2%	2.7%
Divorced	9.5%	9.8%	0.3%	9.1%	0.7%
Widowed	6.6%	7.8%	1.2%	6.1%	1.7%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	40.7%	40.1%	-0.6%	48.4%	-8.3%
Good health	39.5%	37.4%	-2.1%	33.6%	3.8%
Fair health	14.2%	13.9%	-0.3%	12.7%	1.2%
Bad health	4.7%	6.3%	1.6%	4.0%	2.3%
Very bad health	0.9%	2.3%	1.4%	1.2%	1.1%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	25.3%	23.5%	-1.8%	18.2%	5.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.9%	10.9%	1.0%	9.6%	1.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.5%	12.6%	-3.9%	13.4%	-0.8%
Apprenticeship	5.5%	5.7%	0.2%	5.3%	0.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	17.6%	19%	1.4%	16.9%	2.1%
Degree or Similar	19.4%	25.9%	6.5%	33.8%	-7.9%
Other	5.9%	2.4%	-3.5%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 88% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	1.1%	-0.4%
Pakistani	1.8%	8.3%	6.5%	2.7%	5.6%
Other Asian	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.6%	-1.6%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	1.7%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	95.3%	88%	-7.3%	81.4%	6.6%
Other	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.6%	-0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 95% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	95.6%	95%	-0.6%	83.2%	11.8%
European Union	1.2%	1%	-0.2%	6.1%	-5.1%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	0.6%	1%	0.4%	2.7%	-1.7%
Middle East and Asia	2.4%	3%	0.6%	5.6%	-2.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	95%	94.7%	-0.3%	83.2%	11.5%
10+ Years	0.3%	5%	4.7%	9.8%	-4.8%
5-10 Years	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	2.9%	-2.6%
2-5 Years	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	2.9%	0%	-2.9%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.5%	76.7%	5.8%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
No passport held	16.2%	13.5%	2.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34%	37.2%	-3.2%
Christian	53.1%	46.2%	6.9%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	8.3%	6.5%	1.8%
Other religion	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Not answered	2.3%	6.0%	-3.7%

Safety

Is Deerstone Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Deerstone Road was 62.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 55.0% lower than the Bradley average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Deerstone Road has the 27th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Bradley and the 125th lowest crime rate of 297 local areas in Pendle .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 15.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 48.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 73% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£38,500

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in BB9 9LN, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Deerstone Road are based on 42 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Pendle.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Deerstone Road, Nelson, BB9 9LN

Estimated Average Property Prices for BB9 9LN

Average Price
£211,460

Semi-Detached
£182,644

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£223,326

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Deerstone Road

Average Price
£239,147

Semi-Detached
£200,266

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£265,585

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Deerstone Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
16 Deerstone Road, Nelson, Lancashire Detached, an established residential building	£225,000	2025-04-30	£238,932
35 Deerstone Road, Nelson, Lancashire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£197,000	2025-02-14	£215,469
39 Deerstone Road, Nelson, Lancashire Detached, an established residential building	£175,000	2025-01-31	£186,606
15 Deerstone Road, Nelson, Lancashire Detached, an established residential building	£190,000	2022-06-13	£213,906
20 Deerstone Road, Nelson, Lancashire Detached, an established residential building	£170,000	2022-03-11	£198,558

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BB9 9LN

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in BB9 9LN area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 32% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	81
Retired	77
Part-Time Employee	26
Self-Employed	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Looking after home or family	10
Unemployed	9
Student (economically inactive)	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3
Other	0

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	38
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Human health and social work activities	19
Construction	17
Education	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Other	8
Administrative and support service activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Information and communication	2
Accommodation and food service activities	2
Transport and storage	2
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Walton Lane Nursery School Walton Lane , BB9 8BP	4out of 4	585 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
McMillan Nursery School Railway Street , BB9 9AG	3out of 4	1,863 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bradley Nursery School Bradley Road East , BB9 7QH	3out of 4	1,913 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newtown Nursery School West Street , BB8 0HP	3out of 4	3,140 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodfield Nursery School Sefton Street , Brierfield BB9 5BE	3out of 4	3,467 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy Trent Road , BB9 0NX	3out of 4	369 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Great Marsden St John's Church of England Primary School Trent Road , BB9 0NX	- not rated	369 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Nelson Castercliff Community Primary School Marsden Hall Road North , BB9 8JJ	- not rated	907 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Castercliff Primary School Marsden Hall Road North , BB9 8JJ	3out of 4	907 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Walverden Primary School Bracewell Street , BB9 0TL	3out of 4	1,274 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Nelson Walton High School Oxford Road , BB9 8JG	- not rated	1,307 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pendle Vale College Oxford Road , BB9 8LF	3out of 4	1,354 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School Gibfield Road , BB8 8JT	2out of 4	1,466 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Colne Primet Academy Dent Street , BB8 8JF	2out of 4	1,814 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Colne Primet High School Dent Street , BB8 8JF	- not rated	1,814 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
East Lancashire Learning Group Scotland Road , BB9 7YT	- not rated	2,805 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Whitham Sixth Form Burnley Campus , BB10 1JD	- not rated	5,037 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hendon Brook School Townhouse Road , BB9 8DG	- not rated	565 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Nelson Townhouse School Townhouse Road , BB9 8DG	- not rated	565 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hendon Brook School Hendon Brook , Townhouse Road BB9 8BP	- not rated	585 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pendle Community High School & College Oxford Road , BB9 8LF	4out of 4	1,331 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pendle View Primary School Gibfield Road , BB8 8JT	4out of 4	1,598 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The 19th Limited	Club House, Marsden Park Golf Course		557 yd
The Shooters Arms	Shooters Arms Inn, Southfield Lane		703 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ringstone Crescent RINGSTONE CRESCENT	grass pitches	318 yd
Great Marsden St John'S C Of E Primary Academy TRENT ROAD	grass pitches	371 yd
Marsden Park Public Golf Course TOWN HOUSE ROAD	golf	449 yd
Marsden Park Walton Lane	tennis courts	671 yd
Castercliff Primary Academy MARSDEN HALL ROAD NORTH	grass pitches	897 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	58.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	109.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of BB9 9LN