Is Farcroft Avenue in Bury a nice place to live?

Farcroft Avenue is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Farcroft Avenue is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Farcroft Avenue is located in the Radcliffe East ward of the Bury district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.573114, -2.31322
Grid Ref SD793085
Suburb Bank Top
Constituency Bury South
Postcodes M26 2XJ, M26 9XJ

House Prices

The average house price in Farcroft Avenue is 42.26% lower than the rest of Bury. The last sale we have on record is 32 Farcroft Avenue, that sold for £175,000. The average house price in Bury is £207,563 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Farcroft Avenue

Date No. Type Price
18/11/2022 32 Terrace £175,000
14/12/2021 9 Semi £146,500
20/08/2021 17 Terrace £148,000
31/03/2021 15 Semi £135,000
26/02/2021 7 Terrace £125,000
08/01/2021 18 Terrace £134,000
03/04/2020 35 Terrace £105,000
10/02/2020 30 Terrace £122,000

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

Crime in Farcroft Avenue, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Farcroft Avenue 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 Farcroft Avenue and compared that to the average for the Radcliffe East ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Farcroft Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Radcliffe East ward

Social economic statistics for Farcroft Avenue

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 Farcroft Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Farcroft Avenue 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 Farcroft Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Farcroft Avenue are in the top 40% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Farcroft Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Farcroft Avenue are in the top 40% 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 Farcroft Avenue are in the top 30% 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 Farcroft Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Farcroft Avenue are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Farcroft Avenue

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

Unemployment in Farcroft Avenue

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.
2.7% of Farcroft Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Farcroft Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Farcroft Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Farcroft Avenue is 8.09% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
26.69% of Farcroft Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Farcroft Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Farcroft Avenue is 15.51% higher than the national average of 62%. 22.49% of properties in Farcroft Avenue are private rented and 0% are social rented.
77.51% of residents of Farcroft Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Farcroft Avenue residents

The proportion if Farcroft Avenue residents born in the UK is 7.65% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.7% of Farcroft Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
90.3% of Farcroft Avenue residents were born in the UK

Farcroft Avenue Summary

Farcroft Avenue has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Farcroft Avenue maybe difficult.

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