Is Osborne Street in Oldham a nice place to live?

Osborne Street is classified by the ONS as Pakistani Communities. Osborne Street is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Osborne Street is located in the Coldhurst ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.546471, -2.130036
Grid Ref SD914055
Suburb Busk
Constituency Oldham West and Royton
Postcodes OL2 7AB, OL9 6QE, OL9 6QG, OL9 6QH, OL9 6QQ

House Prices

The average house price in Osborne Street is 2.1% lower than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 22 Osborne Street, that sold for £200,000. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Osborne Street

Date No. Type Price
17/06/2022 22 Terrace £200,000
19/10/2021 19 Terrace £153,000
30/04/2021 9 Terrace £140,000
03/12/2020 11 Terrace £138,000
13/11/2020 5 Terrace £170,000

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

Crime in Osborne Street, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Osborne 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 Osborne Street and compared that to the average for the Coldhurst ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Osborne Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Coldhurst ward

Social economic statistics for Osborne 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 Osborne Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Osborne 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 Osborne Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Osborne 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 Osborne Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Osborne Street are in the top 20% 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 Osborne Street are in the top 40% of the most health & disability 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 Osborne Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Osborne Street are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Osborne Street

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

Unemployment in Osborne 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.
6.58% of Osborne Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Osborne Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Osborne Street. The proportion of retirees on Osborne Street is 13.66% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
4.94% of Osborne Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Osborne Street

The proportion of home owners on Osborne Street is 28.04% lower than the national average of 62%. 5.66% of properties in Osborne Street are private rented and 60.38% are social rented.
33.96% of residents of Osborne Street own their home

Country of Birth of Osborne Street residents

The proportion if Osborne Street residents born in the UK is 22.14% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 39.49% of Osborne Street residents were born outside the UK.
60.51% of Osborne Street residents were born in the UK

Osborne Street Summary

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

Osborne 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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