Is Sandown Close in Oldham a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Sandown Close is located in the St James' ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.553269, -2.09993
Grid Ref SD934062
Suburb Higginshaw
Constituency Oldham East and Saddleworth
Postcodes OL1 4TA

House Prices

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

Crime in Sandown Close, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Sandown Close

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

2021 Census for Sandown Close

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

Unemployment in Sandown Close

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.
3.38% of Sandown Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Sandown Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Sandown Close. The proportion of retirees on Sandown Close is 6.95% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
11.65% of Sandown Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Sandown Close

The proportion of home owners on Sandown Close is 10.28% lower than the national average of 62%. 11.72% of properties in Sandown Close are private rented and 36.55% are social rented.
51.72% of residents of Sandown Close own their home

Country of Birth of Sandown Close residents

The proportion if Sandown Close residents born in the UK is 2.05% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 15.3% of Sandown Close residents were born outside the UK.
84.7% of Sandown Close residents were born in the UK

Sandown Close Summary

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

Sandown Close 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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