Is Meadowcroft Lane in Oldham a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Meadowcroft Lane is located in the St James' ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.551893, -2.099775
Grid Ref SD934061
Suburb Higginshaw
Constituency Oldham East and Saddleworth
Postcodes OL1 4DE

House Prices

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

Crime in Meadowcroft Lane, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Meadowcroft Lane

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

2021 Census for Meadowcroft Lane

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

Unemployment in Meadowcroft Lane

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.
4.38% of Meadowcroft Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Meadowcroft Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Meadowcroft Lane. The proportion of retirees on Meadowcroft Lane is 6.19% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
12.41% of Meadowcroft Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Meadowcroft Lane

The proportion of home owners on Meadowcroft Lane is 48.17% lower than the national average of 62%. 10.64% of properties in Meadowcroft Lane are private rented and 75.53% are social rented.
13.83% of residents of Meadowcroft Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Meadowcroft Lane residents

The proportion if Meadowcroft Lane residents born in the UK is 1.71% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 15.64% of Meadowcroft Lane residents were born outside the UK.
84.36% of Meadowcroft Lane residents were born in the UK

Meadowcroft Lane Summary

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

Meadowcroft Lane 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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