Is Oldham Way in Oldham a nice place to live?

Oldham Way is classified by the ONS as Pakistani Communities. Oldham Way has an average crime rate (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Oldham Way is located in the St Mary's ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.539799, -2.105586
Grid Ref SD931047
Suburb Higginshaw
Constituency Oldham East and Saddleworth

House Prices

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

Crime in Oldham Way, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Oldham Way

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 Oldham Way is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Oldham Way 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 Oldham Way experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Oldham Way 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 Oldham Way involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Oldham Way 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 Oldham Way are in the top 20% 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 Oldham Way, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Oldham Way are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Oldham Way

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

Unemployment in Oldham Way

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.
6.83% of Oldham Way residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Oldham Way

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Oldham Way. The proportion of retirees on Oldham Way is 12.08% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
6.52% of Oldham Way residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Oldham Way

The proportion of home owners on Oldham Way is 24.16% lower than the national average of 62%. 11.71% of properties in Oldham Way are private rented and 50.45% are social rented.
37.84% of residents of Oldham Way own their home

Country of Birth of Oldham Way residents

The proportion if Oldham Way residents born in the UK is 22.16% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 39.51% of Oldham Way residents were born outside the UK.
60.49% of Oldham Way residents were born in the UK

Oldham Way Summary

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

Oldham Way 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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