Is Fenton Street in Oldham a nice place to live?

Fenton Street is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix. Fenton Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Fenton Street is located in the Shaw ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.571892, -2.097842
Grid Ref SD936083
Suburb Shaw and Crompton
Constituency Oldham East and Saddleworth
Postcodes OL2 8SX, OL4 1EZ

House Prices

The average house price in Fenton Street is 4.72% higher than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 1 Fenton Street, that sold for £300,000. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Fenton Street

Date No. Type Price
03/08/2023 1 £300,000
14/09/2021 4 Terrace £125,000
15/05/2020 2 Terrace £90,000

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

Crime in Fenton Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

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

2021 Census for Fenton Street

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

Unemployment in Fenton 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.
2.81% of Fenton Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Fenton Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Fenton Street. The proportion of retirees on Fenton Street is 17.88% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
36.48% of Fenton Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Fenton Street

The proportion of home owners on Fenton Street is 12.59% lower than the national average of 62%. 28.82% of properties in Fenton Street are private rented and 21.76% are social rented.
49.41% of residents of Fenton Street own their home

Country of Birth of Fenton Street residents

The proportion if Fenton Street residents born in the UK is 10.95% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.4% of Fenton Street residents were born outside the UK.
93.6% of Fenton Street residents were born in the UK

Fenton Street Summary

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

Fenton 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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