Is Fern Street in Oldham a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Fern Street is located in the Werneth ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.533814, -2.123299
Grid Ref SD919041
Suburb The Coppice
Constituency Oldham West and Royton
Postcodes OL8 1SH, OL8 1SQ, OL9 0JZ, OL9 0LA

House Prices

The average house price in Fern Street is 67.75% lower than the rest of Oldham. The last sale we have on record is 40 Fern Street, that sold for £70,000. The average house price in Oldham is £163,560 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Fern Street

Date No. Type Price
12/09/2022 40 Terrace £70,000
05/04/2022 7 Terrace £100,000
23/07/2021 45 Terrace £110,000
28/04/2021 3 Terrace £110,000

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Crime in Fern Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Fern 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 Fern Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Fern 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 Fern Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Fern Street are in the top 10% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Fern Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Fern Street are in the top 20% 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 Fern 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 Fern Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Fern Street are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Fern Street

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

Unemployment in Fern 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.
5.99% of Fern Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Fern Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Fern Street. The proportion of retirees on Fern Street is 9.15% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
9.45% of Fern Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Fern Street

The proportion of home owners on Fern Street is 1.64% higher than the national average of 62%. 23.03% of properties in Fern Street are private rented and 12.73% are social rented.
63.64% of residents of Fern Street own their home

Country of Birth of Fern Street residents

The proportion if Fern Street residents born in the UK is 22.05% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 39.4% of Fern Street residents were born outside the UK.
60.6% of Fern Street residents were born in the UK

Fern Street Summary

With house prices in Fern Street less than the average for Greater Manchester and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Fern Street is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Fern Street has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Fern Street maybe difficult.

Fern 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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