Is Lower Roch Road in Rochdale a nice place to live?

Lower Roch Road is classified by the ONS as Pakistani Communities. Lower Roch Road is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Lower Roch Road is located in the Central Rochdale ward of the Rochdale district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.624726, -2.142145
Grid Ref SD906142
Suburb Wardleworth
Constituency Rochdale
Postcodes OL16 2AZ

House Prices

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

Crime in Lower Roch Road, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Lower Roch 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 Lower Roch Road and compared that to the average for the Central Rochdale ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Lower Roch Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Central Rochdale ward

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

2021 Census for Lower Roch Road

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

Unemployment in Lower Roch 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.
3.7% of Lower Roch Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lower Roch Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lower Roch Road. The proportion of retirees on Lower Roch Road is 12.43% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
6.17% of Lower Roch Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lower Roch Road

The proportion of home owners on Lower Roch Road is 1.6% lower than the national average of 62%. 27.52% of properties in Lower Roch Road are private rented and 12.08% are social rented.
60.4% of residents of Lower Roch Road own their home

Country of Birth of Lower Roch Road residents

The proportion if Lower Roch Road residents born in the UK is 18.5% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 35.85% of Lower Roch Road residents were born outside the UK.
64.15% of Lower Roch Road residents were born in the UK

Lower Roch Road Summary

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

Lower Roch 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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