Is Turf Close in Oldham a nice place to live?

Turf Close is classified by the ONS as Renting Hard-Pressed Workers. Turf Close is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Turf Close is located in the Royton South ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.562896, -2.118537
Grid Ref SD922073
Suburb Royley
Constituency Oldham West and Royton
Postcodes OL2 6BZ, OL2 6HA

House Prices

The average house price in Turf Close is 28.51% lower than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 15 Turf Close, that sold for £195,000. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Turf Close

Date No. Type Price
11/07/2022 15 Terrace £195,000
17/12/2021 13 Terrace £169,995
05/07/2021 35 Terrace £142,000
06/08/2020 GARAGE 6 £2,100

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

Crime in Turf Close, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Turf Close

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

2021 Census for Turf Close

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

Unemployment in Turf Close

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.
3.3% of Turf Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Turf Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Turf Close. The proportion of retirees on Turf Close is 13% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
31.6% of Turf Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Turf Close

The proportion of home owners on Turf Close is 3.13% lower than the national average of 62%. 15.32% of properties in Turf Close are private rented and 25% are social rented.
58.87% of residents of Turf Close own their home

Country of Birth of Turf Close residents

The proportion if Turf Close residents born in the UK is 10.29% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.06% of Turf Close residents were born outside the UK.
92.94% of Turf Close residents were born in the UK

Turf Close Summary

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

Turf Close 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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