Is Abraham Street in Bolton a nice place to live?

Abraham Street is classified by the ONS as Deprived Blue-Collar Terraces. Abraham Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Abraham Street is located in the Horwich and Blackrod ward of the Bolton district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.599826, -2.548269
Grid Ref SD638116
Suburb Horwich
Constituency Bolton West
Postcodes BL6 7TS

House Prices

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

Crime in Abraham Street, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Abraham 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 Abraham Street and compared that to the average for the Horwich and Blackrod ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Abraham Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Horwich and Blackrod ward

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

2021 Census for Abraham Street

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

Unemployment in Abraham 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.
1.12% of Abraham Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Abraham Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Abraham Street. The proportion of retirees on Abraham Street is 6.87% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
25.47% of Abraham Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Abraham Street

The proportion of home owners on Abraham Street is 5.11% lower than the national average of 62%. 24.55% of properties in Abraham Street are private rented and 14.37% are social rented.
56.89% of residents of Abraham Street own their home

Country of Birth of Abraham Street residents

The proportion if Abraham Street residents born in the UK is 13.45% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.9% of Abraham Street residents were born outside the UK.
96.1% of Abraham Street residents were born in the UK

Abraham Street Summary

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

Abraham 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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