Is Buxted Road in Oldham a nice place to live?

Buxted Road is classified by the ONS as Industrious Hardship. Buxted Road is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Buxted Road is located in the St James' ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.552518, -2.094736
Grid Ref SD938062
Suburb Higginshaw
Constituency Oldham East and Saddleworth
Postcodes OL1 4LP

House Prices

The average house price in Buxted Road is 9.08% lower than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 18 Buxted Road, that sold for £149,950. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Buxted Road

Date No. Type Price
07/02/2023 18 Semi £149,950

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

Crime in Buxted Road, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Buxted 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 Buxted Road and compared that to the average for the St James' ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Buxted Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the St James' ward

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

2021 Census for Buxted Road

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

Unemployment in Buxted 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.
2.56% of Buxted Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Buxted Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Buxted Road. The proportion of retirees on Buxted Road is 0.89% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
19.49% of Buxted Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Buxted Road

The proportion of home owners on Buxted Road is 6.18% higher than the national average of 62%. 19.32% of properties in Buxted Road are private rented and 12.5% are social rented.
68.18% of residents of Buxted Road own their home

Country of Birth of Buxted Road residents

The proportion if Buxted Road residents born in the UK is 3.66% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 13.69% of Buxted Road residents were born outside the UK.
86.31% of Buxted Road residents were born in the UK

Buxted Road Summary

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

Buxted 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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