Is Fisher Street in Oldham a nice place to live?

Fisher Street is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed European Settlers. Fisher Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Fisher Street is located in the St Mary's ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.547804, -2.110179
Grid Ref SD927056
Suburb Oldham Edge
Constituency Oldham East and Saddleworth
Postcodes OL1 3RJ

House Prices

The average house price in Fisher Street is 33.25% lower than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 31 Fisher Street, that sold for £270,000. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Fisher Street

Date No. Type Price
31/03/2023 31 £270,000
30/10/2020 78 Terrace £65,000
04/09/2020 64 Terrace £86,000
31/01/2020 62 Terrace £69,995

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

Crime in Fisher Street, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Fisher 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 Fisher 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 Fisher Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the St Mary's ward

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

2021 Census for Fisher Street

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

Unemployment in Fisher 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.
4.9% of Fisher Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Fisher Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Fisher Street. The proportion of retirees on Fisher Street is 9.12% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
9.48% of Fisher Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Fisher Street

The proportion of home owners on Fisher Street is 16.3% lower than the national average of 62%. 43.05% of properties in Fisher Street are private rented and 11.26% are social rented.
45.7% of residents of Fisher Street own their home

Country of Birth of Fisher Street residents

The proportion if Fisher Street residents born in the UK is 15.39% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 32.74% of Fisher Street residents were born outside the UK.
67.26% of Fisher Street residents were born in the UK

Fisher Street Summary

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

Fisher 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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