Is Kingsbridge Road in Oldham a nice place to live?

Kingsbridge Road is classified by the ONS as Pakistani Communities. Kingsbridge Road is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Kingsbridge Road is located in the Alexandra ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.533433, -2.09768
Grid Ref SD936040
Suburb Glodwick
Constituency Oldham East and Saddleworth
Postcodes OL8 2BT

House Prices

The average house price in Kingsbridge Road is 146.88% lower than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 8 Kingsbridge Road, that sold for £90,000. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Kingsbridge Road

Date No. Type Price
08/07/2022 8 Terrace £90,000
20/08/2021 32 Terrace £65,000
15/02/2021 12 Terrace £50,000
15/12/2020 23 Terrace £60,000

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

Crime in Kingsbridge Road, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Kingsbridge Road 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 Kingsbridge Road and compared that to the average for the Alexandra ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Kingsbridge Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Alexandra ward

Social economic statistics for Kingsbridge Road

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

2021 Census for Kingsbridge Road

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

Unemployment in Kingsbridge Road

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.
7.48% of Kingsbridge Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Kingsbridge Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Kingsbridge Road. The proportion of retirees on Kingsbridge Road is 1.47% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.13% of Kingsbridge Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Kingsbridge Road

The proportion of home owners on Kingsbridge Road is 18.15% lower than the national average of 62%. 42.31% of properties in Kingsbridge Road are private rented and 13.08% are social rented.
43.85% of residents of Kingsbridge Road own their home

Country of Birth of Kingsbridge Road residents

The proportion if Kingsbridge Road residents born in the UK is 19.94% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 37.29% of Kingsbridge Road residents were born outside the UK.
62.71% of Kingsbridge Road residents were born in the UK

Kingsbridge Road Summary

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

Kingsbridge Road 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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