Is Cumberland Drive in Oldham a nice place to live?

Cumberland Drive is classified by the ONS as Social Renting Young Families. Cumberland Drive is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Cumberland Drive is located in the Royton South ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.554587, -2.122635
Grid Ref SD919064
Suburb Royley
Constituency Oldham West and Royton
Postcodes OL1 2PE, OL2 5AX, OL2 5AY

House Prices

The average house price in Cumberland Drive is 13.09% higher than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 34 Cumberland Drive, that sold for £175,000. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Cumberland Drive

Date No. Type Price
25/11/2022 34 Semi £175,000
22/12/2021 16 Semi £228,000
06/08/2021 38 Terrace £128,000
29/03/2021 26 Semi £165,000
11/12/2020 4 Semi £245,000
26/06/2020 41 Terrace £128,000

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

Crime in Cumberland Drive, Greater Manchester

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

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Cumberland Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Royton South ward

Social economic statistics for Cumberland Drive

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 Cumberland Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Cumberland Drive 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 Cumberland Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Cumberland Drive 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 Cumberland Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Cumberland Drive are in the top 30% 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 Cumberland Drive are in the top 30% 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 Cumberland Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Cumberland Drive are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Cumberland Drive

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

Unemployment in Cumberland Drive

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.
2.69% of Cumberland Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Cumberland Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Cumberland Drive. The proportion of retirees on Cumberland Drive is 7.6% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
11% of Cumberland Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Cumberland Drive

The proportion of home owners on Cumberland Drive is 7.42% higher than the national average of 62%. 26.7% of properties in Cumberland Drive are private rented and 3.88% are social rented.
69.42% of residents of Cumberland Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Cumberland Drive residents

The proportion if Cumberland Drive residents born in the UK is 3.98% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 21.33% of Cumberland Drive residents were born outside the UK.
78.67% of Cumberland Drive residents were born in the UK

Cumberland Drive Summary

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

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