Is Sherwood Street in Oldham a nice place to live?

Sherwood Street is classified by the ONS as Pakistani Communities. Sherwood Street is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Sherwood Street is located in the Coldhurst ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.549668, -2.124854
Grid Ref SD918058
Suburb Busk
Constituency Oldham West and Royton
Postcodes OL1 2AE, OL1 2NQ, OL1 2PJ

House Prices

The average house price in Sherwood Street is 24.85% lower than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 55 Sherwood Street, that sold for £131,000. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Sherwood Street

Date No. Type Price
14/10/2021 55 Semi £131,000

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

Crime in Sherwood Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

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

2021 Census for Sherwood Street

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

Unemployment in Sherwood 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 Sherwood Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Sherwood Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Sherwood Street. The proportion of retirees on Sherwood Street is 12.02% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
6.58% of Sherwood Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Sherwood Street

The proportion of home owners on Sherwood Street is 43.2% lower than the national average of 62%. 7.69% of properties in Sherwood Street are private rented and 73.5% are social rented.
18.8% of residents of Sherwood Street own their home

Country of Birth of Sherwood Street residents

The proportion if Sherwood Street residents born in the UK is 23.96% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 41.31% of Sherwood Street residents were born outside the UK.
58.69% of Sherwood Street residents were born in the UK

Sherwood Street Summary

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

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