Is Windsor Street in Oldham a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Windsor Street is located in the St Mary's ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.554811, -2.103662
Grid Ref SD932064
Suburb Higginshaw
Constituency Oldham East and Saddleworth

House Prices

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

Crime in Windsor Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Windsor Street

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

2021 Census for Windsor Street

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

Unemployment in Windsor Street

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.
4.51% of Windsor Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Windsor Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Windsor Street. The proportion of retirees on Windsor Street is 10.81% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
7.79% of Windsor Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Windsor Street

The proportion of home owners on Windsor Street is 38.27% lower than the national average of 62%. 12.71% of properties in Windsor Street are private rented and 63.56% are social rented.
23.73% of residents of Windsor Street own their home

Country of Birth of Windsor Street residents

The proportion if Windsor Street residents born in the UK is 10.79% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 28.14% of Windsor Street residents were born outside the UK.
71.86% of Windsor Street residents were born in the UK

Windsor Street Summary

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

Windsor Street 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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