Is Woodman Drive in Bury a nice place to live?

Woodman Drive is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix. Woodman Drive has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Woodman Drive is located in the Moorside ward of the Bury district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.609979, -2.297774
Grid Ref SD803126
Suburb Fernhill
Constituency Bury North
Postcodes BL9 5HQ

House Prices

The average house price in Woodman Drive is 54.9% lower than the rest of Bury. The last sale we have on record is 39 Woodman Drive, that sold for £120,000. The average house price in Bury is £207,563 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Woodman Drive

Date No. Type Price
20/12/2022 39 Terrace £120,000
28/11/2022 27 Terrace £190,000
18/03/2022 18 Semi £160,000
02/11/2020 31 Terrace £108,000
31/07/2020 1 Semi £92,000
29/04/2020 27 Terrace £113,000
07/02/2020 49 Semi £132,000

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

Crime in Woodman Drive, Greater Manchester

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

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Woodman Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Moorside ward

Social economic statistics for Woodman Drive

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

2021 Census for Woodman Drive

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

Unemployment in Woodman Drive

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.
2.63% of Woodman Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Woodman Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Woodman Drive. The proportion of retirees on Woodman Drive is 4.31% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.29% of Woodman Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Woodman Drive

The proportion of home owners on Woodman Drive is 10.12% lower than the national average of 62%. 12.78% of properties in Woodman Drive are private rented and 34.59% are social rented.
51.88% of residents of Woodman Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Woodman Drive residents

The proportion if Woodman Drive residents born in the UK is 2.91% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 14.44% of Woodman Drive residents were born outside the UK.
85.56% of Woodman Drive residents were born in the UK

Woodman Drive Summary

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

Woodman Drive 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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