Is Formby Avenue in Manchester a nice place to live?

Formby Avenue is classified by the ONS as Social Renting Young Families. Formby Avenue is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Formby Avenue is located in the Chorlton Park ward of the Manchester district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.435372, -2.262683
Grid Ref SJ826932
Suburb Whalley Range
Constituency Manchester, Withington
Postcodes M21 7SY

House Prices

The average house price in Formby Avenue is 64.88% lower than the rest of Manchester. The last sale we have on record is 1D Formby Avenue, that sold for £166,000. The average house price in Manchester is £211,712 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Formby Avenue

Date No. Type Price
07/09/2022 1D Semi £166,000
05/08/2022 3D Semi £146,000
18/07/2022 84 Terrace £100,000
23/10/2020 19 Semi £108,000
04/09/2020 3C Semi £122,000
14/05/2020 3B Semi £144,950
09/04/2020 55 Semi £75,000

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

Crime in Formby Avenue, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Formby Avenue 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 Formby Avenue and compared that to the average for the Chorlton Park ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Formby Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Chorlton Park ward

Social economic statistics for Formby Avenue

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

2021 Census for Formby Avenue

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

Unemployment in Formby Avenue

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.
2.22% of Formby Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Formby Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Formby Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Formby Avenue is 3.93% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.67% of Formby Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Formby Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Formby Avenue is 27% lower than the national average of 62%. 14.17% of properties in Formby Avenue are private rented and 50.83% are social rented.
35% of residents of Formby Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Formby Avenue residents

The proportion if Formby Avenue residents born in the UK is 13.02% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 30.37% of Formby Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
69.63% of Formby Avenue residents were born in the UK

Formby Avenue Summary

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

Formby Avenue 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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