Is Brown Edge Road in Oldham a nice place to live?

Brown Edge Road is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Hardship. Brown Edge Road is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Brown Edge Road is located in the Alexandra ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.530521, -2.072238
Grid Ref SD953037
Suburb Hey
Constituency Oldham East and Saddleworth
Postcodes OL4 5QG, OL4 5QJ, OL4 5QQ

House Prices

The average house price in Brown Edge Road is 87.14% lower than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 58 Brown Edge Road, that sold for £75,000. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Brown Edge Road

Date No. Type Price
24/11/2022 58 Flat £75,000
21/03/2022 34 Semi £110,000
14/01/2022 77 Semi £111,000
28/10/2021 69 Flat £84,000
16/09/2021 34 Semi £57,000

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

Crime in Brown Edge Road, Greater Manchester

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

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

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

2021 Census for Brown Edge Road

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

Unemployment in Brown Edge 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.
1.9% of Brown Edge Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Brown Edge Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Brown Edge Road. The proportion of retirees on Brown Edge Road is 0.25% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
18.35% of Brown Edge Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Brown Edge Road

The proportion of home owners on Brown Edge Road is 42% lower than the national average of 62%. 11% of properties in Brown Edge Road are private rented and 69% are social rented.
20% of residents of Brown Edge Road own their home

Country of Birth of Brown Edge Road residents

The proportion if Brown Edge Road residents born in the UK is 3.27% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 14.08% of Brown Edge Road residents were born outside the UK.
85.92% of Brown Edge Road residents were born in the UK

Brown Edge Road Summary

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

Brown Edge 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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