Is Bridge Street in Bury a nice place to live?

Bridge Street is classified by the ONS as Hampered Aspiration. Bridge 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

Bridge Street is located in the Moorside ward of the Bury district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.599266, -2.285471
Grid Ref SD812114
Suburb Chesham
Constituency Bury North

House Prices

The average house price in Bridge Street is 14.76% higher than the rest of Bury. The last sale we have on record is 72 Bridge Street, that sold for £233,000. The average house price in Bury is £207,563 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Bridge Street

Date No. Type Price
11/01/2022 72 £233,000
20/12/2021 34 £430,000
09/08/2021 54A £212,500
11/12/2020 30A Terrace £200,000
21/07/2020 11 £142,000
12/03/2020 63 £340,000

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

Crime in Bridge Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

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

2021 Census for Bridge Street

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

Unemployment in Bridge 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.
3.93% of Bridge Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bridge Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bridge Street. The proportion of retirees on Bridge Street is 10.22% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.82% of Bridge Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bridge Street

The proportion of home owners on Bridge Street is 46.21% lower than the national average of 62%. 18.42% of properties in Bridge Street are private rented and 62.28% are social rented.
15.79% of residents of Bridge Street own their home

Country of Birth of Bridge Street residents

The proportion if Bridge Street residents born in the UK is 8.1% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 25.45% of Bridge Street residents were born outside the UK.
74.55% of Bridge Street residents were born in the UK

Bridge Street Summary

Bridge Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Bridge Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Bridge 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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