Is Holgate Street in Oldham a nice place to live?

Holgate Street is classified by the ONS as Renting Rural Retirement. Holgate Street has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Holgate Street is located in the Saddleworth North ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.550773, -2.070733
Grid Ref SD954060
Suburb Watersheddings
Constituency Oldham East and Saddleworth
Postcodes OL4 2GE, OL4 2ST, OL4 2SU

House Prices

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

Crime in Holgate Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Holgate 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 Holgate Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Holgate 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 Holgate Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Holgate Street are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Holgate Street

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

Unemployment in Holgate 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.
2.46% of Holgate Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Holgate Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Holgate Street. The proportion of retirees on Holgate Street is 10.02% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.62% of Holgate Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Holgate Street

The proportion of home owners on Holgate Street is 19.51% higher than the national average of 62%. 15.75% of properties in Holgate Street are private rented and 2.74% are social rented.
81.51% of residents of Holgate Street own their home

Country of Birth of Holgate Street residents

The proportion if Holgate Street residents born in the UK is 12.7% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.65% of Holgate Street residents were born outside the UK.
95.35% of Holgate Street residents were born in the UK

Holgate Street Summary

Holgate Street has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Holgate Street maybe difficult.

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