Is Epping Close in Oldham a nice place to live?

Epping Close is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. Epping Close has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Epping Close is located in the Chadderton Central ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.547276, -2.162487
Grid Ref SD893056
Suburb Chadderton Fold
Constituency Oldham West and Royton
Postcodes OL9 9ST

House Prices

The average house price in Epping Close is 46.81% higher than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 36 Epping Close, that sold for £360,000. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Epping Close

Date No. Type Price
30/06/2023 36 Detached £360,000
11/05/2020 20 Detached £307,500
02/04/2020 36 Detached £255,000

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

Crime in Epping Close, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Epping Close

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 Epping Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Epping Close 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 Epping Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Epping Close are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Epping Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Epping Close are in the top 30% least 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 Epping Close 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 Epping Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Epping Close are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Epping Close

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

Unemployment in Epping Close

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.
2.4% of Epping Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Epping Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Epping Close. The proportion of retirees on Epping Close is 7.08% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
25.68% of Epping Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Epping Close

The proportion of home owners on Epping Close is 34.85% higher than the national average of 62%. 0.79% of properties in Epping Close are private rented and 2.36% are social rented.
96.85% of residents of Epping Close own their home

Country of Birth of Epping Close residents

The proportion if Epping Close residents born in the UK is 3.61% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 13.74% of Epping Close residents were born outside the UK.
86.26% of Epping Close residents were born in the UK

Epping Close Summary

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

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