Is Hobson Street in Manchester a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Hobson Street is located in the Clayton & Openshaw ward of the Manchester district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.471448, -2.150265
Grid Ref SJ901972
Suburb Newton Heath
Constituency Manchester Central
Postcodes M11 1HS, M11 1HT

House Prices

The average house price in Hobson Street is 70.19% lower than the rest of Manchester. The last sale we have on record is 26 Hobson Street, that sold for £138,000. The average house price in Manchester is £211,712 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Hobson Street

Date No. Type Price
20/10/2022 26 Terrace £138,000
08/10/2021 75 Terrace £120,000
29/09/2021 6 Semi £128,000
29/06/2021 17 Terrace £150,000
30/04/2021 83 Terrace £86,000
05/03/2021 9 Terrace £165,000

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

Crime in Hobson Street, Greater Manchester

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

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Hobson Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Clayton & Openshaw ward

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

2021 Census for Hobson Street

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

Unemployment in Hobson 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.
4.48% of Hobson Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Hobson Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Hobson Street. The proportion of retirees on Hobson Street is 2.93% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.67% of Hobson Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Hobson Street

The proportion of home owners on Hobson Street is 12.64% higher than the national average of 62%. 23.19% of properties in Hobson Street are private rented and 1.45% are social rented.
74.64% of residents of Hobson Street own their home

Country of Birth of Hobson Street residents

The proportion if Hobson Street residents born in the UK is 5.82% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 11.53% of Hobson Street residents were born outside the UK.
88.47% of Hobson Street residents were born in the UK

Hobson Street Summary

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

Hobson 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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