Is Gravel Walks in Oldham a nice place to live?

Gravel Walks is classified by the ONS as Social Renting Young Families. Gravel Walks is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Gravel Walks is located in the St Mary's ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.543581, -2.097809
Grid Ref SD936052
Suburb Higginshaw
Constituency Oldham East and Saddleworth
Postcodes OL4 1JX, OL4 1JY, OL4 1JZ, OL4 1NT, OL4 1TD

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Gravel Walks in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Gravel Walks, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Gravel Walks 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 Gravel Walks and compared that to the average for the St Mary's ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Gravel Walks, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the St Mary's ward

Social economic statistics for Gravel Walks

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

2021 Census for Gravel Walks

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

Unemployment in Gravel Walks

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.
5.84% of Gravel Walks residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Gravel Walks

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Gravel Walks. The proportion of retirees on Gravel Walks is 4.98% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
13.62% of Gravel Walks residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Gravel Walks

The proportion of home owners on Gravel Walks is 32.45% lower than the national average of 62%. 31.82% of properties in Gravel Walks are private rented and 38.64% are social rented.
29.55% of residents of Gravel Walks own their home

Country of Birth of Gravel Walks residents

The proportion if Gravel Walks residents born in the UK is 8.53% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 25.88% of Gravel Walks residents were born outside the UK.
74.12% of Gravel Walks residents were born in the UK

Gravel Walks Summary

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

Gravel Walks 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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