Is Ruskin Street in Oldham a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Ruskin Street is located in the Coldhurst ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.547252, -2.122614
Grid Ref SD919056
Suburb Busk
Constituency Oldham West and Royton
Postcodes OL1 2EG

House Prices

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

Crime in Ruskin Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

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

2021 Census for Ruskin Street

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

Unemployment in Ruskin 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.
5.54% of Ruskin Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ruskin Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ruskin Street. The proportion of retirees on Ruskin Street is 13.06% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
5.54% of Ruskin Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ruskin Street

The proportion of home owners on Ruskin Street is 4.73% lower than the national average of 62%. 31.82% of properties in Ruskin Street are private rented and 10.91% are social rented.
57.27% of residents of Ruskin Street own their home

Country of Birth of Ruskin Street residents

The proportion if Ruskin Street residents born in the UK is 30.19% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 47.54% of Ruskin Street residents were born outside the UK.
52.46% of Ruskin Street residents were born in the UK

Ruskin Street Summary

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

Ruskin 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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