Is Weston Street in Manchester a nice place to live?

Weston Street is classified by the ONS as Constrained Neighbourhoods. Weston Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Weston Street is located in the Ancoats & Beswick ward of the Manchester district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.483497, -2.212483
Grid Ref SJ859985
Suburb Beswick
Constituency Manchester Central
Postcodes M40 7FQ

House Prices

The average house price in Weston Street is 45.41% lower than the rest of Manchester. The last sale we have on record is 106 Weston Street, that sold for £175,000. The average house price in Manchester is £211,712 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Weston Street

Date No. Type Price
14/07/2023 106 Terrace £175,000
24/06/2022 31 Terrace £176,000
14/01/2022 124 Terrace £120,000
05/10/2021 96 Terrace £130,000
24/09/2021 80 Terrace £127,000
10/08/2021 132 Terrace £131,000
30/10/2020 94 Terrace £115,000
21/02/2020 86 Terrace £102,000

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

Crime in Weston Street, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Weston 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 Weston Street and compared that to the average for the Ancoats & Beswick ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Weston Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Ancoats & Beswick ward

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Weston Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Weston Street 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 Weston 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 Weston Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Weston Street are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Weston Street

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

Unemployment in Weston 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.
3.87% of Weston Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Weston Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Weston Street. The proportion of retirees on Weston Street is 0.11% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
18.71% of Weston Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Weston Street

The proportion of home owners on Weston Street is 48.14% lower than the national average of 62%. 12.87% of properties in Weston Street are private rented and 73.27% are social rented.
13.86% of residents of Weston Street own their home

Country of Birth of Weston Street residents

The proportion if Weston Street residents born in the UK is 11.51% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 28.86% of Weston Street residents were born outside the UK.
71.14% of Weston Street residents were born in the UK

Weston Street Summary

With house prices in Weston Street less than the average for Greater Manchester and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Weston Street is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Weston Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Weston Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Weston 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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