Is Bardsley Street in Oldham a nice place to live?

Bardsley Street is classified by the ONS as Deprived Blue-Collar Terraces. Bardsley Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Bardsley Street is located in the Saddleworth West and Lees ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.53666, -2.071721
Grid Ref SD953044
Suburb Hey
Constituency Oldham East and Saddleworth
Postcodes OL4 2JE, OL4 2JF, OL4 2XD, OL4 5DF, OL9 8HG

House Prices

The average house price in Bardsley Street is 10.13% higher than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 1 Bardsley Street, that sold for £182,000. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Bardsley Street

Date No. Type Price
20/07/2020 1 Semi £182,000

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

Crime in Bardsley Street, Greater Manchester

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

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Bardsley Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Saddleworth West and Lees ward

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

2021 Census for Bardsley Street

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

Unemployment in Bardsley 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.
2.27% of Bardsley Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bardsley Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bardsley Street. The proportion of retirees on Bardsley Street is 1.78% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
16.82% of Bardsley Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bardsley Street

The proportion of home owners on Bardsley Street is 0.7% higher than the national average of 62%. 35.71% of properties in Bardsley Street are private rented and 0.79% are social rented.
62.7% of residents of Bardsley Street own their home

Country of Birth of Bardsley Street residents

The proportion if Bardsley Street residents born in the UK is 12.72% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.63% of Bardsley Street residents were born outside the UK.
95.37% of Bardsley Street residents were born in the UK

Bardsley Street Summary

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

Bardsley 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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