Is Scholes Street in Bury a nice place to live?

Scholes Street is classified by the ONS as Deprived Blue-Collar Terraces. Scholes Street is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Scholes Street is located in the Church ward of the Bury district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.595661, -2.31529
Grid Ref SD792110
Suburb Elton
Constituency Bury North
Postcodes BL8 2RA, BL8 2RB, BL8 2RP

House Prices

The average house price in Scholes Street is 34.96% lower than the rest of Bury. The last sale we have on record is 58 Scholes Street, that sold for £147,000. The average house price in Bury is £207,563 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Scholes Street

Date No. Type Price
14/10/2022 58 Terrace £147,000
07/06/2022 26 Terrace £180,000
30/06/2021 94 Terrace £180,000
28/06/2021 52 Terrace £122,000
25/06/2021 48 Terrace £140,000
24/05/2021 21 Semi £125,000
24/12/2020 35 £727
17/12/2020 70 Terrace £121,500
09/10/2020 64 Terrace £123,000

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

Crime in Scholes Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Scholes 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 Scholes Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Scholes 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 Scholes Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Scholes Street are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Scholes Street

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

Unemployment in Scholes 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.
3.49% of Scholes Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Scholes Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Scholes Street. The proportion of retirees on Scholes Street is 3.32% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.28% of Scholes Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Scholes Street

The proportion of home owners on Scholes Street is 5.67% higher than the national average of 62%. 28.57% of properties in Scholes Street are private rented and 3.76% are social rented.
67.67% of residents of Scholes Street own their home

Country of Birth of Scholes Street residents

The proportion if Scholes Street residents born in the UK is 8.42% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.93% of Scholes Street residents were born outside the UK.
91.07% of Scholes Street residents were born in the UK

Scholes Street Summary

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

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