Moorwood Drive, Oldham, Greater Manchester

Moorwood Drive is classified by the ONS as Social Renting Young Families. Moorwood Drive is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Moorwood Drive is located in the Alexandra ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.529502, -2.090249
Grid Ref SD941036
Suburb Glodwick
Constituency Oldham East and Saddleworth
Postcodes OL8 2XD

House Prices

The average house price in Moorwood Drive is 15.4% lower than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 38 Moorwood Drive, that sold for £120,000. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Moorwood Drive

Date No. Type Price
14/04/2022 38 Terrace £120,000
27/04/2021 40 Terrace £117,000
14/08/2020 17 Detached £209,950
19/06/2020 33 Semi £120,000

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Crime in Moorwood Drive, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Moorwood Drive during July 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 Moorwood Drive and compared that to the average for the Alexandra ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Moorwood Drive

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

2021 Census for Moorwood Drive

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

Unemployment in Moorwood Drive

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.
2.87% of Moorwood Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Moorwood Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Moorwood Drive. The proportion of retirees on Moorwood Drive is 10.51% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
8.09% of Moorwood Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Moorwood Drive

The proportion of home owners on Moorwood Drive is 10.12% higher than the national average of 62%. 15.76% of properties in Moorwood Drive are private rented and 12.12% are social rented.
72.12% of residents of Moorwood Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Moorwood Drive residents

The proportion if Moorwood Drive residents born in the UK is 5.12% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 22.47% of Moorwood Drive residents were born outside the UK.
77.53% of Moorwood Drive residents were born in the UK

Moorwood Drive Summary

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

Moorwood Drive 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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