Is Cottingham Drive in Tameside a nice place to live?

Cottingham Drive is classified by the ONS as Transitional Eastern European Neighbourhoods. Cottingham Drive is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Cottingham Drive is located in the Ashton St Michael's ward of the Tameside district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.493507, -2.085771
Grid Ref SJ944996
Suburb Hurst
Constituency Ashton-under-Lyne
Postcodes OL6 9JL

House Prices

The average house price in Cottingham Drive is 100% higher than the rest of Tameside. The last sale we have on record is 17 Cottingham Drive, that sold for £117,000. The average house price in Tameside is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Cottingham Drive

Date No. Type Price
14/02/2020 17 Terrace £117,000

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

Crime in Cottingham Drive, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Cottingham Drive 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 Cottingham Drive 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 Cottingham Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Ashton St Michael's ward

Social economic statistics for Cottingham Drive

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

2021 Census for Cottingham Drive

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

Unemployment in Cottingham Drive

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.
4.83% of Cottingham Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Cottingham Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Cottingham Drive. The proportion of retirees on Cottingham Drive is 9.9% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.5% of Cottingham Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Cottingham Drive

The proportion of home owners on Cottingham Drive is 45.55% lower than the national average of 62%. 11.84% of properties in Cottingham Drive are private rented and 71.71% are social rented.
16.45% of residents of Cottingham Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Cottingham Drive residents

The proportion if Cottingham Drive residents born in the UK is 1.5% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 15.85% of Cottingham Drive residents were born outside the UK.
84.15% of Cottingham Drive residents were born in the UK

Cottingham Drive Summary

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

Cottingham Drive 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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