Is Bland Close in Oldham a nice place to live?

Bland Close is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix. Bland Close is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Bland Close is located in the Failsworth West ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.508226, -2.165941
Grid Ref SD890012
Constituency Ashton-under-Lyne
Postcodes M35 0AU

House Prices

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

Crime in Bland Close, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Bland Close 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 Bland Close and compared that to the average for the Failsworth West ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Bland Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Failsworth West ward

Social economic statistics for Bland Close

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 Bland Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Bland Close 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 Bland Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Bland Close 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 Bland Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Bland Close are in the top 30% 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 Bland Close 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 Bland Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Bland Close are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Bland Close

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

Unemployment in Bland Close

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.
3.3% of Bland Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bland Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bland Close. The proportion of retirees on Bland Close is 2.15% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
20.75% of Bland Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bland Close

The proportion of home owners on Bland Close is 27.04% lower than the national average of 62%. 30.08% of properties in Bland Close are private rented and 34.15% are social rented.
34.96% of residents of Bland Close own their home

Country of Birth of Bland Close residents

The proportion if Bland Close residents born in the UK is 5.29% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 22.64% of Bland Close residents were born outside the UK.
77.36% of Bland Close residents were born in the UK

Bland Close Summary

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

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