Is Longley Street in Oldham a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Longley Street is located in the Coldhurst ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.538866, -2.113491
Grid Ref SD925046
Suburb Oldham Edge
Constituency Oldham West and Royton
Postcodes OL1 1BZ, OL2 8RX

House Prices

The average house price in Longley Street is 14.54% lower than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 30 Longley Street, that sold for £160,000. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Longley Street

Date No. Type Price
17/09/2021 30 Terrace £160,000
30/07/2021 34 Terrace £125,000
04/06/2021 14 Terrace £145,000
09/09/2020 8 Terrace £148,000
28/02/2020 15 Semi £136,000

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

Crime in Longley Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

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

2021 Census for Longley Street

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

Unemployment in Longley 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.
9.13% of Longley Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Longley Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Longley Street. The proportion of retirees on Longley Street is 7.06% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
11.54% of Longley Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Longley Street

The proportion of home owners on Longley Street is 55.46% lower than the national average of 62%. 19.61% of properties in Longley Street are private rented and 71.24% are social rented.
6.54% of residents of Longley Street own their home

Country of Birth of Longley Street residents

The proportion if Longley Street residents born in the UK is 24.84% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 42.19% of Longley Street residents were born outside the UK.
57.81% of Longley Street residents were born in the UK

Longley Street Summary

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

Longley 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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