Is Garret Grove in Oldham a nice place to live?

Garret Grove is classified by the ONS as Deprived Blue-Collar Terraces. Garret Grove is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Garret Grove is located in the Shaw ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.578569, -2.090036
Grid Ref SD941091
Suburb Shaw and Crompton
Constituency Oldham East and Saddleworth
Postcodes OL2 8UU

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Garret Grove in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Garret Grove, Greater Manchester

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

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Garret Grove, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Shaw ward

Social economic statistics for Garret Grove

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 Garret Grove is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Garret Grove 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 Garret Grove experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Garret Grove are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Garret Grove involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Garret Grove 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 Garret Grove 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 Garret Grove, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Garret Grove are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Garret Grove

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

Unemployment in Garret Grove

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.
2.62% of Garret Grove residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Garret Grove

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Garret Grove. The proportion of retirees on Garret Grove is 3.67% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
22.27% of Garret Grove residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Garret Grove

The proportion of home owners on Garret Grove is 12.76% lower than the national average of 62%. 25.76% of properties in Garret Grove are private rented and 25% are social rented.
49.24% of residents of Garret Grove own their home

Country of Birth of Garret Grove residents

The proportion if Garret Grove residents born in the UK is 10.57% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.78% of Garret Grove residents were born outside the UK.
93.22% of Garret Grove residents were born in the UK

Garret Grove Summary

Garret Grove has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Garret Grove maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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