Is Oakwood Grove in Bury a nice place to live?

Oakwood Grove is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Oakwood Grove 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

Oakwood Grove is located in the Radcliffe East ward of the Bury district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.572153, -2.313197
Grid Ref SD793084
Suburb Bank Top
Constituency Bury South
Postcodes M26 2XF, M26 2YL, M26 9XF

House Prices

The average house price in Oakwood Grove is 45.05% lower than the rest of Bury. The last sale we have on record is 32 Oakwood Grove, that sold for £108,000. The average house price in Bury is £207,563 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Oakwood Grove

Date No. Type Price
06/05/2022 32 Flat £108,000
22/04/2022 22 Flat £75,000
21/01/2022 4 Terrace £205,000
07/01/2022 29 Terrace £192,500
20/11/2020 17 Terrace £135,000

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

Crime in Oakwood Grove, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Oakwood Grove

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 Oakwood Grove is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Oakwood Grove 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 Oakwood Grove experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Oakwood Grove 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 Oakwood Grove involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Oakwood Grove 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 Oakwood Grove 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 Oakwood Grove, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Oakwood Grove are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Oakwood Grove

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

Unemployment in Oakwood Grove

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 Oakwood Grove residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Oakwood Grove

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

Home ownership in Oakwood Grove

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

Country of Birth of Oakwood Grove residents

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

Oakwood Grove Summary

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

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