Is Sussex Drive in Bury a nice place to live?

Sussex Drive is classified by the ONS as Transitional Eastern European Neighbourhoods. Sussex Drive is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Sussex Drive is located in the Redvales ward of the Bury district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.583114, -2.289927
Grid Ref SD809096
Suburb Gigg
Constituency Bury North
Postcodes BL9 9JE

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Sussex Drive in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Sussex Drive, Greater Manchester

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

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Sussex Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Redvales ward

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

2021 Census for Sussex Drive

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

Unemployment in Sussex 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.
3.19% of Sussex Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Sussex Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Sussex Drive. The proportion of retirees on Sussex Drive is 9.84% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
8.76% of Sussex Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Sussex Drive

The proportion of home owners on Sussex Drive is 27.91% lower than the national average of 62%. 10.61% of properties in Sussex Drive are private rented and 55.3% are social rented.
34.09% of residents of Sussex Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Sussex Drive residents

The proportion if Sussex Drive residents born in the UK is 14.18% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 31.53% of Sussex Drive residents were born outside the UK.
68.47% of Sussex Drive residents were born in the UK

Sussex Drive Summary

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

Sussex 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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