Is Whittle Drive in Oldham a nice place to live?

Whittle Drive is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. Whittle Drive is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Whittle Drive is located in the Shaw ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.583134, -2.079866
Grid Ref SD948096
Suburb Shaw and Crompton
Constituency Oldham East and Saddleworth
Postcodes OL2 8TJ

House Prices

The average house price in Whittle Drive is 58.59% higher than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 25 Whittle Drive, that sold for £395,000. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Whittle Drive

Date No. Type Price
12/02/2021 25 Detached £395,000

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

Crime in Whittle Drive, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Whittle Drive

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 Whittle Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Whittle Drive 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 Whittle Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Whittle Drive are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Whittle Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Whittle Drive are in the top 30% least 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 Whittle Drive are in the top 40% least 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 Whittle Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Whittle Drive are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Whittle Drive

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

Unemployment in Whittle Drive

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.
3.67% of Whittle Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Whittle Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Whittle Drive. The proportion of retirees on Whittle Drive is 11.22% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
29.82% of Whittle Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Whittle Drive

The proportion of home owners on Whittle Drive is 33.1% higher than the national average of 62%. 4.9% of properties in Whittle Drive are private rented and 0% are social rented.
95.1% of residents of Whittle Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Whittle Drive residents

The proportion if Whittle Drive residents born in the UK is 13.76% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.59% of Whittle Drive residents were born outside the UK.
96.41% of Whittle Drive residents were born in the UK

Whittle Drive Summary

With house prices in Whittle Drive more than the average for Greater Manchester and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Whittle Drive has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Whittle Drive maybe difficult.

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