Is Signal Drive in Manchester a nice place to live?

Signal Drive is classified by the ONS as Young Families and Students. Signal Drive is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Signal Drive is located in the Harpurhey ward of the Manchester district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.501252, -2.215768
Grid Ref SD857005
Suburb Collyhurst
Constituency Blackley and Broughton
Postcodes M40 8BD, M40 8BE, M40 8BL, M40 8NN, M40 8NU

House Prices

The average house price in Signal Drive is 25.42% lower than the rest of Manchester. The last sale we have on record is 26 Signal Drive, that sold for £158,000. The average house price in Manchester is £211,712 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Signal Drive

Date No. Type Price
30/11/2022 26 Detached £158,000
28/11/2022 55 Semi £170,000
14/10/2022 54 Semi £156,000
18/07/2022 22 Semi £215,000
15/04/2021 51 Terrace £145,000
09/04/2021 1F Flat £85,000
09/12/2020 1B Flat £84,000
02/12/2020 57 Semi £146,000
12/02/2020 1A Flat £90,000

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

Crime in Signal Drive, Greater Manchester

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

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

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

2021 Census for Signal Drive

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

Unemployment in Signal 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.
6.03% of Signal Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Signal Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Signal Drive. The proportion of retirees on Signal Drive is 14.08% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
4.52% of Signal Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Signal Drive

The proportion of home owners on Signal Drive is 56.02% lower than the national average of 62%. 51.28% of properties in Signal Drive are private rented and 41.88% are social rented.
5.98% of residents of Signal Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Signal Drive residents

The proportion if Signal Drive residents born in the UK is 44.86% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 62.21% of Signal Drive residents were born outside the UK.
37.79% of Signal Drive residents were born in the UK

Signal Drive Summary

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

Signal 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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