Is Firwood Park in Oldham a nice place to live?

Firwood Park is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Firwood Park 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

Firwood Park is located in the Chadderton Central ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.546272, -2.165725
Grid Ref SD891055
Suburb Chadderton Fold
Constituency Oldham West and Royton
Postcodes OL9 9TE, OL9 9TJ, OL9 9TL, OL9 9TZ

House Prices

The average house price in Firwood Park is 0.57% higher than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 49 Firwood Park, that sold for £80,000. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Firwood Park

Date No. Type Price
19/04/2022 49 Flat £80,000
30/03/2022 45 Flat £90,500
25/11/2021 4 Detached £227,000
22/10/2021 26 Semi £220,000
16/07/2021 2 Detached £205,000
11/12/2020 10 Semi £175,000

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

Crime in Firwood Park, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Firwood Park

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

2021 Census for Firwood Park

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

Unemployment in Firwood Park

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.
0% of Firwood Park residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Firwood Park

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Firwood Park. The proportion of retirees on Firwood Park is 1.24% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.36% of Firwood Park residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Firwood Park

The proportion of home owners on Firwood Park is 15.44% higher than the national average of 62%. 17.29% of properties in Firwood Park are private rented and 3.76% are social rented.
77.44% of residents of Firwood Park own their home

Country of Birth of Firwood Park residents

The proportion if Firwood Park residents born in the UK is 12.23% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.12% of Firwood Park residents were born outside the UK.
94.88% of Firwood Park residents were born in the UK

Firwood Park Summary

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

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