Is Harold Street in Oldham a nice place to live?

Harold Street is classified by the ONS as Private Renting New Arrivals. Harold Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Harold Street is located in the Failsworth West ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.509146, -2.164074
Grid Ref SD892013
Constituency Ashton-under-Lyne
Postcodes M35 0AQ, M35 0BT, OL9 6BB, OL9 6BD

House Prices

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

Crime in Harold Street, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Harold 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 Harold Street and compared that to the average for the Failsworth West ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Harold Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Failsworth West ward

Social economic statistics for Harold 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 Harold Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Harold 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 Harold Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Harold Street are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Harold Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Harold Street are in the top 20% 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 Harold Street are in the top 10% 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 Harold Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Harold Street are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Harold Street

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

Unemployment in Harold 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.
5.51% of Harold Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Harold Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Harold Street. The proportion of retirees on Harold Street is 5.21% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
13.39% of Harold Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Harold Street

The proportion of home owners on Harold Street is 6.27% lower than the national average of 62%. 35.11% of properties in Harold Street are private rented and 9.16% are social rented.
55.73% of residents of Harold Street own their home

Country of Birth of Harold Street residents

The proportion if Harold Street residents born in the UK is 1.4% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 15.95% of Harold Street residents were born outside the UK.
84.05% of Harold Street residents were born in the UK

Harold Street Summary

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

Harold 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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