Is Sprucewood in Oldham a nice place to live?

Sprucewood is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Sprucewood 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

Sprucewood is located in the Chadderton Central ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.546513, -2.168324
Grid Ref SD889055
Suburb Chadderton Fold
Constituency Oldham West and Royton
Postcodes OL9 9UA

House Prices

The average house price in Sprucewood is 12.03% lower than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 4 Sprucewood, that sold for £146,000. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Sprucewood

Date No. Type Price
17/03/2022 4 Semi £146,000

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

Crime in Sprucewood, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Sprucewood

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

2021 Census for Sprucewood

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

Unemployment in Sprucewood

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 Sprucewood residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Sprucewood

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

Home ownership in Sprucewood

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

Country of Birth of Sprucewood residents

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

Sprucewood Summary

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

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