Is Molyneux Road in Manchester a nice place to live?

Molyneux Road is classified by the ONS as Asian Terraces and Flats. Molyneux Road is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Molyneux Road is located in the Levenshulme ward of the Manchester district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.445198, -2.179425
Grid Ref SJ881942
Suburb Levenshulme
Constituency Manchester, Gorton
Postcodes M19 3WB

House Prices

The average house price in Molyneux Road is 10.67% lower than the rest of Manchester. The last sale we have on record is 21 Molyneux Road, that sold for £190,000. The average house price in Manchester is £211,712 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Molyneux Road

Date No. Type Price
04/11/2022 21 Terrace £190,000
21/10/2022 11 Terrace £215,000
12/09/2022 9 Terrace £192,000
29/04/2022 15 Terrace £180,000
26/05/2021 7 Terrace £179,500
09/10/2020 33 Terrace £168,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Molyneux Road, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Molyneux Road 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 Molyneux Road and compared that to the average for the Levenshulme ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Molyneux Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Levenshulme ward

Social economic statistics for Molyneux Road

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 Molyneux Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Molyneux Road 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 Molyneux Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Molyneux Road 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 Molyneux Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Molyneux Road 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 Molyneux Road 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 Molyneux Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Molyneux Road are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Molyneux Road

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

Unemployment in Molyneux Road

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.
3.43% of Molyneux Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Molyneux Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Molyneux Road. The proportion of retirees on Molyneux Road is 11.73% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
6.87% of Molyneux Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Molyneux Road

The proportion of home owners on Molyneux Road is 4.62% lower than the national average of 62%. 33.61% of properties in Molyneux Road are private rented and 7.38% are social rented.
57.38% of residents of Molyneux Road own their home

Country of Birth of Molyneux Road residents

The proportion if Molyneux Road residents born in the UK is 11.99% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 29.34% of Molyneux Road residents were born outside the UK.
70.66% of Molyneux Road residents were born in the UK

Molyneux Road Summary

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

Molyneux Road 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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