Is Rochdale Road in Oldham a nice place to live?

Rochdale Road is classified by the ONS as Communal Retirement. Rochdale Road is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Rochdale Road is located in the Royton South ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.568066, -2.123759
Grid Ref SD919079
Suburb Royley
Constituency Oldham West and Royton

House Prices

The average house price in Rochdale Road is 43.91% higher than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 357 Rochdale Road, that sold for £125,000. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Rochdale Road

Date No. Type Price
03/03/2023 357 Terrace £125,000
12/12/2022 506 Terrace £168,000
09/12/2022 703 Terrace £179,950
06/12/2022 HOMELEIGH Semi £485,000
02/12/2022 216 Semi £500,000
02/12/2022 496 Terrace £227,500
04/11/2022 365 Terrace £95,000
21/10/2022 320 Terrace £140,000
07/10/2022 464 £250,000
21/09/2022 325 Terrace £134,000

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

Crime in Rochdale Road, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Rochdale Road

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 Rochdale Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Rochdale Road 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 Rochdale Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Rochdale Road are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Rochdale Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Rochdale Road are in the top 40% least 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 Rochdale Road 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 Rochdale Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Rochdale Road are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Rochdale Road

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

Unemployment in Rochdale Road

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.
3.22% of Rochdale Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Rochdale Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Rochdale Road. The proportion of retirees on Rochdale Road is 1.01% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
19.61% of Rochdale Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Rochdale Road

The proportion of home owners on Rochdale Road is 10.5% higher than the national average of 62%. 20% of properties in Rochdale Road are private rented and 6.88% are social rented.
72.5% of residents of Rochdale Road own their home

Country of Birth of Rochdale Road residents

The proportion if Rochdale Road residents born in the UK is 10.75% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.6% of Rochdale Road residents were born outside the UK.
93.4% of Rochdale Road residents were born in the UK

Rochdale Road Summary

Rochdale Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Rochdale Road maybe difficult.

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