Is Morton Street in Oldham a nice place to live?

Morton Street is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Hardship. Morton Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Morton Street is located in the Failsworth West ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.504661, -2.176465
Grid Ref SD883008
Constituency Ashton-under-Lyne
Postcodes M35 0BN, M35 0BP, M35 0FA

House Prices

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

Crime in Morton Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

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

2021 Census for Morton Street

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

Unemployment in Morton 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.
4.67% of Morton Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Morton Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Morton Street. The proportion of retirees on Morton Street is 2.9% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.5% of Morton Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Morton Street

The proportion of home owners on Morton Street is 35.68% lower than the national average of 62%. 26.32% of properties in Morton Street are private rented and 47.37% are social rented.
26.32% of residents of Morton Street own their home

Country of Birth of Morton Street residents

The proportion if Morton Street residents born in the UK is 3.12% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 14.23% of Morton Street residents were born outside the UK.
85.77% of Morton Street residents were born in the UK

Morton Street Summary

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

Morton 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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