Is Birchwood in Oldham a nice place to live?

Birchwood is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Birchwood is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Birchwood is located in the Chadderton Central ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.544622, -2.164483
Grid Ref SD891053
Suburb Chadderton Fold
Constituency Oldham West and Royton
Postcodes OL9 9TW, OL9 9UL

House Prices

The average house price in Birchwood is 39.42% higher than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 18 Birchwood, that sold for £377,500. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Birchwood

Date No. Type Price
20/10/2022 18 Detached £377,500
23/07/2021 44 Detached £272,500
20/05/2021 41 Detached £260,000
05/03/2021 51 Semi £170,000
17/12/2020 72 Detached £270,000
17/08/2020 21 Detached £280,000
05/06/2020 39 Detached £285,000
28/05/2020 9 Detached £390,000

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

Crime in Birchwood, Greater Manchester

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

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Birchwood, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Chadderton Central ward

Social economic statistics for Birchwood

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 Birchwood is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Birchwood 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 Birchwood experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Birchwood are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Birchwood involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Birchwood are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Birchwood are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Birchwood, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Birchwood are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Birchwood

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

Unemployment in Birchwood

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.
1.14% of Birchwood residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Birchwood

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Birchwood. The proportion of retirees on Birchwood is 11.82% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
30.42% of Birchwood residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Birchwood

The proportion of home owners on Birchwood is 24.07% higher than the national average of 62%. 13.11% of properties in Birchwood are private rented and 0.82% are social rented.
86.07% of residents of Birchwood own their home

Country of Birth of Birchwood residents

The proportion if Birchwood residents born in the UK is 7.32% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.03% of Birchwood residents were born outside the UK.
89.97% of Birchwood residents were born in the UK

Birchwood Summary

Birchwood has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Birchwood maybe difficult.

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