Is Silver Street in Oldham a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Silver Street is located in the Coldhurst ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.540132, -2.114762
Grid Ref SD924048
Suburb Oldham Edge
Constituency Oldham West and Royton

House Prices

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

Crime in Silver Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

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

2021 Census for Silver Street

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

Unemployment in Silver 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 Silver Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Silver Street

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

Home ownership in Silver Street

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

Country of Birth of Silver Street residents

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

Silver Street Summary

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

Silver 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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