Is Richmond Avenue in Oldham a nice place to live?

Richmond Avenue is classified by the ONS as Young Hard-Pressed Families. Richmond Avenue is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Richmond Avenue is located in the Chadderton South ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.528608, -2.148552
Grid Ref SD902035
Suburb Butler Green
Constituency Oldham West and Royton
Postcodes OL2 5RH, OL9 8LG, OL9 8LH, OL9 8LQ

House Prices

The average house price in Richmond Avenue is 22.98% lower than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 5 Richmond Avenue, that sold for £200,000. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Richmond Avenue

Date No. Type Price
21/07/2023 5 Semi £200,000
11/02/2022 2 Semi £156,500
22/12/2021 19 Semi £155,000
23/07/2021 30 Flat £80,000
24/05/2021 28 Flat £73,500
29/07/2020 54 Flat £66,000
16/03/2020 70 Flat £71,000

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

Crime in Richmond Avenue, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Richmond 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 Richmond Avenue and compared that to the average for the Chadderton South ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Richmond Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Chadderton South ward

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

2021 Census for Richmond Avenue

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

Unemployment in Richmond 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.
5.37% of Richmond Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Richmond Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Richmond Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Richmond Avenue is 4.84% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
13.76% of Richmond Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Richmond Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Richmond Avenue is 9.06% lower than the national average of 62%. 10.29% of properties in Richmond Avenue are private rented and 36.76% are social rented.
52.94% of residents of Richmond Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Richmond Avenue residents

The proportion if Richmond Avenue residents born in the UK is 5.35% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 12% of Richmond Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
88% of Richmond Avenue residents were born in the UK

Richmond Avenue Summary

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

Richmond 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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