Is Greaves Street in Oldham a nice place to live?

Greaves Street is classified by the ONS as Industrious Transitions. Greaves Street is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has an average level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Greaves Street is located in the Saddleworth West and Lees ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.540293, -2.069252
Grid Ref SD955048
Suburb Hey
Constituency Oldham East and Saddleworth

House Prices

The average house price in Greaves Street is 48.89% higher than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 35 Greaves Street, that sold for £320,000. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Greaves Street

Date No. Type Price
18/02/2022 35 £320,000

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

Crime in Greaves Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Greaves Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Greaves Street are in the top 40% 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 Greaves Street are in the top 30% 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 Greaves Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Greaves Street are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Greaves Street

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

Unemployment in Greaves 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.
3.14% of Greaves Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Greaves Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Greaves Street. The proportion of retirees on Greaves Street is 8.85% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
27.45% of Greaves Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Greaves Street

The proportion of home owners on Greaves Street is 18.28% higher than the national average of 62%. 19.01% of properties in Greaves Street are private rented and 0.7% are social rented.
80.28% of residents of Greaves Street own their home

Country of Birth of Greaves Street residents

The proportion if Greaves Street residents born in the UK is 14.72% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.63% of Greaves Street residents were born outside the UK.
97.37% of Greaves Street residents were born in the UK

Greaves Street Summary

Greaves Street has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Greaves Street maybe difficult.

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