Is Lancaster Avenue in Oldham a nice place to live?

Lancaster Avenue is classified by the ONS as Private Renting New Arrivals. Lancaster Avenue is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Lancaster Avenue is located in the Failsworth West ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.509587, -2.163533
Grid Ref SD892014
Constituency Ashton-under-Lyne
Postcodes M35 0AP, M35 0BQ

House Prices

The average house price in Lancaster Avenue is 25.82% lower than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 4 Lancaster Avenue, that sold for £135,000. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Lancaster Avenue

Date No. Type Price
21/07/2023 4 Terrace £135,000
08/07/2022 7 Terrace £175,000
09/06/2022 4 £127,000
04/03/2022 14 Terrace £118,000
20/07/2021 12 Terrace £95,000

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

Crime in Lancaster Avenue, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Lancaster Avenue

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 Lancaster Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Lancaster Avenue 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 Lancaster Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Lancaster Avenue 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 Lancaster Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Lancaster Avenue are in the top 30% 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 Lancaster Avenue 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 Lancaster Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Lancaster Avenue are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Lancaster Avenue

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

Unemployment in Lancaster Avenue

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.
3.83% of Lancaster Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lancaster Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lancaster Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Lancaster Avenue is 10.51% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
8.09% of Lancaster Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lancaster Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Lancaster Avenue is 21.12% lower than the national average of 62%. 54.01% of properties in Lancaster Avenue are private rented and 5.11% are social rented.
40.88% of residents of Lancaster Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Lancaster Avenue residents

The proportion if Lancaster Avenue residents born in the UK is 9.92% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 27.27% of Lancaster Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
72.73% of Lancaster Avenue residents were born in the UK

Lancaster Avenue Summary

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

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