Is Arbour Road in Oldham a nice place to live?

Arbour Road is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix. Arbour Road is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Arbour Road is located in the Alexandra ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.529614, -2.071618
Grid Ref SD953036
Suburb Hey
Constituency Oldham East and Saddleworth
Postcodes OL4 5PZ, OL4 5QH

House Prices

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

Crime in Arbour Road, Greater Manchester

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

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

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

2021 Census for Arbour Road

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

Unemployment in Arbour 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.
2.79% of Arbour Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Arbour Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Arbour Road. The proportion of retirees on Arbour Road is 3.86% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.74% of Arbour Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Arbour Road

The proportion of home owners on Arbour Road is 35.91% lower than the national average of 62%. 13.04% of properties in Arbour Road are private rented and 59.13% are social rented.
26.09% of residents of Arbour Road own their home

Country of Birth of Arbour Road residents

The proportion if Arbour Road residents born in the UK is 4.33% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 21.68% of Arbour Road residents were born outside the UK.
78.32% of Arbour Road residents were born in the UK

Arbour Road Summary

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

Arbour 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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