Is Ridgewood Avenue in Manchester a nice place to live?

Ridgewood Avenue is classified by the ONS as Social Renting Young Families. Ridgewood Avenue is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Ridgewood Avenue is located in the Harpurhey ward of the Manchester district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.500215, -2.212823
Grid Ref SD859004
Suburb Collyhurst
Constituency Blackley and Broughton
Postcodes M10 8GF, M40 8GF, M40 8GU

House Prices

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

Crime in Ridgewood Avenue, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Ridgewood Avenue 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 Ridgewood Avenue and compared that to the average for the Harpurhey ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Ridgewood Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Harpurhey ward

Social economic statistics for Ridgewood Avenue

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

2021 Census for Ridgewood Avenue

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

Unemployment in Ridgewood Avenue

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.
7.45% of Ridgewood Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ridgewood Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ridgewood Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Ridgewood Avenue is 9.59% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
9.01% of Ridgewood Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ridgewood Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Ridgewood Avenue is 54.93% lower than the national average of 62%. 5.98% of properties in Ridgewood Avenue are private rented and 85.87% are social rented.
7.07% of residents of Ridgewood Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Ridgewood Avenue residents

The proportion if Ridgewood Avenue residents born in the UK is 17.24% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 34.59% of Ridgewood Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
65.41% of Ridgewood Avenue residents were born in the UK

Ridgewood Avenue Summary

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

Ridgewood Avenue 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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