Is Albion Street in Oldham a nice place to live?

Albion Street is classified by the ONS as Deprived Neighbourhoods. Albion Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Albion Street is located in the Coldhurst ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.542487, -2.114647
Grid Ref SD925050
Suburb Oldham Edge
Constituency Oldham West and Royton

House Prices

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

Crime in Albion Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

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

2021 Census for Albion Street

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

Unemployment in Albion 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.
5.26% of Albion Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Albion Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Albion Street. The proportion of retirees on Albion Street is 3.34% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.26% of Albion Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Albion Street

The proportion of home owners on Albion Street is 48.84% lower than the national average of 62%. 11.18% of properties in Albion Street are private rented and 73.68% are social rented.
13.16% of residents of Albion Street own their home

Country of Birth of Albion Street residents

The proportion if Albion Street residents born in the UK is 9.84% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 27.19% of Albion Street residents were born outside the UK.
72.81% of Albion Street residents were born in the UK

Albion Street Summary

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

Albion 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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