Is Beswick Street in Oldham a nice place to live?

Beswick Street is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Beswick Street is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has an average level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Beswick Street is located in the Royton South ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.557887, -2.120878
Grid Ref SD920068
Suburb Royley
Constituency Oldham West and Royton
Postcodes OL2 5AN

House Prices

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

Crime in Beswick Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Beswick 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 Beswick Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Beswick 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 Beswick Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Beswick Street are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Beswick Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Beswick Street are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Beswick Street are in the top 40% of the most health & disability 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 Beswick Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Beswick Street are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Beswick Street

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

Unemployment in Beswick 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.
3.55% of Beswick Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Beswick Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Beswick Street. The proportion of retirees on Beswick Street is 5.4% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
13.2% of Beswick Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Beswick Street

The proportion of home owners on Beswick Street is 3.88% lower than the national average of 62%. 41.88% of properties in Beswick Street are private rented and 0% are social rented.
58.12% of residents of Beswick Street own their home

Country of Birth of Beswick Street residents

The proportion if Beswick Street residents born in the UK is 13.86% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.49% of Beswick Street residents were born outside the UK.
96.51% of Beswick Street residents were born in the UK

Beswick Street Summary

Beswick Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Beswick Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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