Is Gargrave Street in Oldham a nice place to live?

Gargrave Street is classified by the ONS as Pakistani Communities. Gargrave Street is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Gargrave Street is located in the St Mary's ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.539105, -2.09502
Grid Ref SD938047
Suburb Glodwick
Constituency Oldham East and Saddleworth
Postcodes OL4 1BA, OL4 1JU

House Prices

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

Crime in Gargrave Street, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Gargrave Street 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 Gargrave Street and compared that to the average for the St Mary's ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Gargrave Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the St Mary's ward

Social economic statistics for Gargrave Street

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Gargrave Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Gargrave Street are in the top 10% of the most 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 Gargrave Street are in the top 20% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

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 Gargrave Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Gargrave Street are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Gargrave Street

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

Unemployment in Gargrave Street

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.
5.41% of Gargrave Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Gargrave Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Gargrave Street. The proportion of retirees on Gargrave Street is 8.81% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
9.79% of Gargrave Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Gargrave Street

The proportion of home owners on Gargrave Street is 8.75% lower than the national average of 62%. 16.23% of properties in Gargrave Street are private rented and 30.52% are social rented.
53.25% of residents of Gargrave Street own their home

Country of Birth of Gargrave Street residents

The proportion if Gargrave Street residents born in the UK is 20.79% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 38.14% of Gargrave Street residents were born outside the UK.
61.86% of Gargrave Street residents were born in the UK

Gargrave Street Summary

With house prices in Gargrave Street less than the average for Greater Manchester and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Gargrave Street is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Gargrave Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Gargrave Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Gargrave Street has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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