Is Rainwood in Oldham a nice place to live?

Rainwood is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Rainwood has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Rainwood is located in the Chadderton Central ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.548448, -2.160559
Grid Ref SD894057
Suburb Chadderton Fold
Constituency Oldham West and Royton
Postcodes OL9 9SF

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Rainwood in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Rainwood, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Rainwood

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 Rainwood is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Rainwood 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 Rainwood experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Rainwood are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Rainwood involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Rainwood are in the top 40% 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 Rainwood 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 Rainwood, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Rainwood are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Rainwood

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

Unemployment in Rainwood

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.
2.27% of Rainwood residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Rainwood

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Rainwood. The proportion of retirees on Rainwood is 0.17% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
18.77% of Rainwood residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Rainwood

The proportion of home owners on Rainwood is 15.03% higher than the national average of 62%. 22.97% of properties in Rainwood are private rented and 0% are social rented.
77.03% of residents of Rainwood own their home

Country of Birth of Rainwood residents

The proportion if Rainwood residents born in the UK is 1.42% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 18.77% of Rainwood residents were born outside the UK.
81.23% of Rainwood residents were born in the UK

Rainwood Summary

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

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