Is Bloomfield Drive in Manchester a nice place to live?

Bloomfield Drive is classified by the ONS as Asian Terraces and Flats. Bloomfield Drive is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Bloomfield Drive is located in the Cheetham ward of the Manchester district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.500039, -2.252576
Grid Ref SD833004
Suburb Strangeways
Constituency Blackley and Broughton
Postcodes M8 8ER

House Prices

The average house price in Bloomfield Drive is 29.09% lower than the rest of Manchester. The last sale we have on record is 9 Bloomfield Drive, that sold for £164,000. The average house price in Manchester is £211,712 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Bloomfield Drive

Date No. Type Price
23/01/2020 9 Flat £164,000

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

Crime in Bloomfield Drive, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Bloomfield 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 Bloomfield Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Bloomfield 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 Bloomfield Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Bloomfield 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 Bloomfield Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Bloomfield Drive are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Bloomfield 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 Bloomfield Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Bloomfield Drive are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Bloomfield Drive

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

Unemployment in Bloomfield 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.
7.11% of Bloomfield Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bloomfield Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bloomfield Drive. The proportion of retirees on Bloomfield Drive is 15.44% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
3.16% of Bloomfield Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bloomfield Drive

The proportion of home owners on Bloomfield Drive is 37.42% lower than the national average of 62%. 44.92% of properties in Bloomfield Drive are private rented and 26.27% are social rented.
24.58% of residents of Bloomfield Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Bloomfield Drive residents

The proportion if Bloomfield Drive residents born in the UK is 40.86% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 58.21% of Bloomfield Drive residents were born outside the UK.
41.79% of Bloomfield Drive residents were born in the UK

Bloomfield Drive Summary

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

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