Is Balloon Street in Manchester a nice place to live?

Balloon Street is classified by the ONS as Multicultural Student Neighbourhoods. Balloon Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Balloon Street is located in the Piccadilly ward of the Manchester district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.486032, -2.239846
Grid Ref SJ841988
Suburb City Centre
Constituency Manchester Central
Postcodes M4 4BF

House Prices

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

Crime in Balloon Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Balloon Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Balloon Street are in the top 10% least 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 Balloon Street 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 Balloon Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Balloon Street are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Balloon Street

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

Unemployment in Balloon 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.
4.73% of Balloon Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Balloon Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Balloon Street. The proportion of retirees on Balloon Street is 18.6% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
0% of Balloon Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Balloon Street

The proportion of home owners on Balloon Street is 48.02% lower than the national average of 62%. 77.42% of properties in Balloon Street are private rented and 8.6% are social rented.
13.98% of residents of Balloon Street own their home

Country of Birth of Balloon Street residents

The proportion if Balloon Street residents born in the UK is 12.65% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 30% of Balloon Street residents were born outside the UK.
70% of Balloon Street residents were born in the UK

Balloon Street Summary

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

Balloon Street has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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