Is High Street in Oldham a nice place to live?

High Street is classified by the ONS as Hampered Aspiration. High Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

High Street is located in the Shaw ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.575013, -2.095599
Grid Ref SD937087
Suburb Shaw and Crompton
Constituency Oldham East and Saddleworth

House Prices

The average house price in High Street is 10.13% higher than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 42 High Street, that sold for £115,000. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in High Street

Date No. Type Price
07/03/2023 42 £115,000
16/12/2022 VILLAGE MANOR Flat £180,000
30/11/2022 WARBURTON COURT Flat £235,000
31/10/2022 WARBURTON COURT Flat £260,000
13/10/2022 132 Terrace £120,000
05/10/2022 WARBURTON COURT Flat £184,000
23/09/2022 WARBURTON COURT Flat £170,000
06/06/2022 GROUND FLOOR, 94 Flat £100,000
18/05/2022 WARBURTON COURT Flat £167,000
17/05/2022 109B Flat £129,000

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

Crime in High Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

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

2021 Census for High Street

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

Unemployment in High 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.
3.91% of High Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in High Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of High Street. The proportion of retirees on High Street is 1.21% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.39% of High Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in High Street

The proportion of home owners on High Street is 23.54% lower than the national average of 62%. 40.38% of properties in High Street are private rented and 21.15% are social rented.
38.46% of residents of High Street own their home

Country of Birth of High Street residents

The proportion if High Street residents born in the UK is 0.13% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 17.48% of High Street residents were born outside the UK.
82.52% of High Street residents were born in the UK

High Street Summary

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

High 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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