Is Elgin Street in Tameside a nice place to live?

Elgin Street is classified by the ONS as Hampered Aspiration. Elgin Street is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Elgin Street is located in the Ashton Waterloo ward of the Tameside district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.494044, -2.099579
Grid Ref SJ934997
Suburb Hurst
Constituency Ashton-under-Lyne

House Prices

The average house price in Elgin Street is 100% higher than the rest of Tameside. The last sale we have on record is 6 Elgin Street, that sold for £135,000. The average house price in Tameside is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Elgin Street

Date No. Type Price
28/07/2023 6 Terrace £135,000
25/11/2022 17 Terrace £145,000
16/09/2022 113 Terrace £155,000
15/07/2022 47 Terrace £125,000
19/04/2022 59 Terrace £130,000
18/02/2022 9 Terrace £135,000
27/09/2021 4 Terrace £125,000
23/07/2021 19 Terrace £115,500
20/04/2021 1 Terrace £100,000
07/04/2021 4 Terrace £93,000

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

Crime in Elgin Street, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Elgin 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 Elgin Street and compared that to the average for the Ashton Waterloo ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Elgin Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Ashton Waterloo ward

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

2021 Census for Elgin Street

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

Unemployment in Elgin 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.
2.96% of Elgin Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Elgin Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Elgin Street. The proportion of retirees on Elgin Street is 10.99% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
29.59% of Elgin Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Elgin Street

The proportion of home owners on Elgin Street is 42.51% lower than the national average of 62%. 11.02% of properties in Elgin Street are private rented and 69.49% are social rented.
19.49% of residents of Elgin Street own their home

Country of Birth of Elgin Street residents

The proportion if Elgin Street residents born in the UK is 4.27% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 21.62% of Elgin Street residents were born outside the UK.
78.38% of Elgin Street residents were born in the UK

Elgin Street Summary

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

Elgin 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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