Is Shaw Street in Oldham a nice place to live?

Shaw Street is classified by the ONS as Constrained Young Families. Shaw 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

Shaw Street is located in the Royton South ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.564189, -2.120247
Grid Ref SD921075
Suburb Royley
Constituency Oldham West and Royton

House Prices

The average house price in Shaw Street is 12.8% lower than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 33 Shaw Street, that sold for £71,000. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Shaw Street

Date No. Type Price
12/02/2021 33 Flat £71,000
16/10/2020 4 Terrace £219,000

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

Crime in Shaw Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

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

2021 Census for Shaw Street

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

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

Retirees (OAPs) in Shaw Street

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

Home ownership in Shaw Street

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

Country of Birth of Shaw Street residents

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

Shaw Street Summary

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

Shaw 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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