Is Old Road in Oldham a nice place to live?

Old Road is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix. Old Road is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Old Road is located in the Failsworth West ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.510733, -2.160009
Grid Ref SD894015
Suburb Holt Lane End
Constituency Ashton-under-Lyne
Postcodes M35 0AH, M35 0AW, M35 0DJ, M35 0GD, M35 0GY

House Prices

The average house price in Old Road is 4.28% lower than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 151 Old Road, that sold for £160,000. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Old Road

Date No. Type Price
17/11/2022 151 Semi £160,000
05/05/2022 85 Terrace £124,950
21/12/2021 58 Terrace £151,800
04/10/2021 1 - 5 £222,000
30/09/2021 90 Terrace £125,500
18/05/2021 37 Terrace £110,000
01/04/2021 14 - 16 £250,000
30/03/2021 44 Terrace £189,950
24/02/2021 157 Terrace £99,000
29/01/2021 40 Terrace £110,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Old Road, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Old Road 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 Old Road and compared that to the average for the Failsworth West ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Old Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Failsworth West ward

Social economic statistics for Old Road

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

2021 Census for Old Road

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

Unemployment in Old Road

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.
6.45% of Old Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Old Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Old Road. The proportion of retirees on Old Road is 3.39% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.21% of Old Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Old Road

The proportion of home owners on Old Road is 16.03% lower than the national average of 62%. 33.06% of properties in Old Road are private rented and 20.97% are social rented.
45.97% of residents of Old Road own their home

Country of Birth of Old Road residents

The proportion if Old Road residents born in the UK is 6.99% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.36% of Old Road residents were born outside the UK.
89.64% of Old Road residents were born in the UK

Old Road Summary

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

Old Road 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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