Is Cowper Street in Tameside a nice place to live?

Cowper Street is classified by the ONS as Pakistani Communities. Cowper Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Cowper Street is located in the Ashton St Michael's ward of the Tameside district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.492184, -2.088542
Grid Ref SJ942995
Suburb Hurst
Constituency Ashton-under-Lyne
Postcodes OL6 9HY

House Prices

The average house price in Cowper Street is 100% higher than the rest of Tameside. The last sale we have on record is 2C Cowper Street, that sold for £202,500. The average house price in Tameside is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Cowper Street

Date No. Type Price
03/03/2023 2C Terrace £202,500
01/03/2023 2A Terrace £191,000
30/06/2022 14 Terrace £140,000
29/10/2021 2C £30,000
29/10/2021 2C £30,000
26/01/2021 19 Terrace £59,000
19/03/2020 29 Semi £160,000
21/03/2017 2C £27,500

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

Crime in Cowper Street, Greater Manchester

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

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Cowper Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Ashton St Michael's ward

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

2021 Census for Cowper Street

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

Unemployment in Cowper 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.
1.84% of Cowper Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Cowper Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Cowper Street. The proportion of retirees on Cowper Street is 2.06% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
16.54% of Cowper Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Cowper Street

The proportion of home owners on Cowper Street is 0.99% higher than the national average of 62%. 26.77% of properties in Cowper Street are private rented and 10.24% are social rented.
62.99% of residents of Cowper Street own their home

Country of Birth of Cowper Street residents

The proportion if Cowper Street residents born in the UK is 27.09% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 44.44% of Cowper Street residents were born outside the UK.
55.56% of Cowper Street residents were born in the UK

Cowper Street Summary

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

Cowper 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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