Is Jones Street in Oldham a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Jones Street is located in the St Mary's ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.546804, -2.10251
Grid Ref SD933055
Suburb Higginshaw
Constituency Oldham East and Saddleworth
Postcodes OL1 3QQ, OL2 5AH

House Prices

The average house price in Jones Street is 0.57% lower than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 14 Jones Street, that sold for £133,000. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Jones Street

Date No. Type Price
07/10/2022 14 Terrace £133,000
07/06/2021 24 Semi £131,500
15/01/2021 28 Detached £193,000
28/08/2020 31 Terrace £193,000

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

Crime in Jones Street, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Jones Street 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 Jones Street and compared that to the average for the St Mary's ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Jones Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the St Mary's ward

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

2021 Census for Jones Street

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

Unemployment in Jones 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.
5.84% of Jones Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Jones Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Jones Street. The proportion of retirees on Jones Street is 4.98% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
13.62% of Jones Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Jones Street

The proportion of home owners on Jones Street is 32.45% lower than the national average of 62%. 31.82% of properties in Jones Street are private rented and 38.64% are social rented.
29.55% of residents of Jones Street own their home

Country of Birth of Jones Street residents

The proportion if Jones Street residents born in the UK is 8.53% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 25.88% of Jones Street residents were born outside the UK.
74.12% of Jones Street residents were born in the UK

Jones Street Summary

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

Jones 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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