Is Bamford Street in Oldham a nice place to live?

Bamford Street is classified by the ONS as Constrained Young Families. Bamford Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Bamford Street is located in the Royton South ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.563533, -2.119928
Grid Ref SD921074
Suburb Royley
Constituency Oldham West and Royton
Postcodes OL2 6DJ, OL2 6YY, OL2 6YZ, OL9 6RS, OL9 6SQ

House Prices

The average house price in Bamford Street is 57.88% lower than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 95 Bamford Street, that sold for £115,000. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Bamford Street

Date No. Type Price
27/10/2022 95 Terrace £115,000
31/05/2022 70 Flat £105,000
28/09/2021 103 Terrace £140,000
26/04/2021 92 Flat £65,000
20/03/2020 120 Terrace £93,000
20/03/2020 57 Terrace £57,700

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

Crime in Bamford Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Bamford 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 Bamford Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Bamford 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 Bamford Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Bamford 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 Bamford Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Bamford 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 Bamford Street are in the top 20% 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 Bamford Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Bamford Street are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Bamford Street

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

Unemployment in Bamford 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.
7.33% of Bamford Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bamford Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bamford Street. The proportion of retirees on Bamford Street is 3.42% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.18% of Bamford Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bamford Street

The proportion of home owners on Bamford Street is 43.25% lower than the national average of 62%. 7.81% of properties in Bamford Street are private rented and 73.44% are social rented.
18.75% of residents of Bamford Street own their home

Country of Birth of Bamford Street residents

The proportion if Bamford Street residents born in the UK is 10.21% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.14% of Bamford Street residents were born outside the UK.
92.86% of Bamford Street residents were born in the UK

Bamford Street Summary

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

Bamford 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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