Is Park Street in Oldham a nice place to live?

Park Street is classified by the ONS as Hampered Aspiration. Park Street is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Park Street is located in the Shaw ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.577957, -2.091832
Grid Ref SD940090
Suburb Shaw and Crompton
Constituency Oldham East and Saddleworth

House Prices

The average house price in Park Street is 69.05% lower than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 22 Park Street, that sold for £126,000. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Park Street

Date No. Type Price
29/07/2022 22 Terrace £126,000
14/06/2022 12 Terrace £100,000
18/02/2022 45 Terrace £89,000
14/05/2021 101 Terrace £72,000

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

Crime in Park Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Park 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 Park Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Park 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 Park Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Park Street 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 Park Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Park Street 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 Park 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 Park Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Park Street are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Park Street

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

Unemployment in Park 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.
3.64% of Park Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Park Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Park Street. The proportion of retirees on Park Street is 7.69% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
10.91% of Park Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Park Street

The proportion of home owners on Park Street is 27.38% lower than the national average of 62%. 53.85% of properties in Park Street are private rented and 7.69% are social rented.
34.62% of residents of Park Street own their home

Country of Birth of Park Street residents

The proportion if Park Street residents born in the UK is 6.28% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 11.07% of Park Street residents were born outside the UK.
88.93% of Park Street residents were born in the UK

Park Street Summary

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

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