Is Goodwood Drive in Oldham a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Goodwood Drive is located in the St James' ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.553989, -2.098573
Grid Ref SD935063
Suburb Higginshaw
Constituency Oldham East and Saddleworth
Postcodes OL1 4TB

House Prices

The average house price in Goodwood Drive is 14.14% higher than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 30 Goodwood Drive, that sold for £220,000. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Goodwood Drive

Date No. Type Price
13/12/2022 30 Semi £220,000
12/09/2022 23 Detached £145,000
29/04/2022 10 Detached £210,000
10/12/2021 24 Detached £207,500
12/05/2021 5 Detached £170,000
02/12/2020 19 Detached £167,500

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

Crime in Goodwood Drive, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Goodwood Drive

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

2021 Census for Goodwood Drive

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

Unemployment in Goodwood Drive

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.
4.82% of Goodwood Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Goodwood Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Goodwood Drive. The proportion of retirees on Goodwood Drive is 8.06% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
10.54% of Goodwood Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Goodwood Drive

The proportion of home owners on Goodwood Drive is 1.74% lower than the national average of 62%. 7.95% of properties in Goodwood Drive are private rented and 31.79% are social rented.
60.26% of residents of Goodwood Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Goodwood Drive residents

The proportion if Goodwood Drive residents born in the UK is 8.3% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.05% of Goodwood Drive residents were born outside the UK.
90.95% of Goodwood Drive residents were born in the UK

Goodwood Drive Summary

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

Goodwood Drive 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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