Is Hill Top Drive in Rochdale a nice place to live?

Hill Top Drive is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Hardship. Hill Top Drive is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Hill Top Drive is located in the Balderstone and Kirkholt ward of the Rochdale district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.596164, -2.14714
Grid Ref SD903110
Suburb Buersil
Constituency Rochdale

House Prices

The average house price in Hill Top Drive is 12.09% lower than the rest of Rochdale. The last sale we have on record is 227 Hill Top Drive, that sold for £127,000. The average house price in Rochdale is £144,712 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Hill Top Drive

Date No. Type Price
20/12/2022 227 Semi £127,000
18/11/2022 350 £70,000
16/11/2022 194 Terrace £172,000
08/04/2022 3 Semi £135,000
18/03/2022 186C Terrace £141,500
28/01/2022 186B Semi £135,000
19/11/2021 248 Semi £125,000
05/11/2021 121 Semi £120,000
07/06/2021 170 Terrace £72,000
22/03/2021 168 Semi £95,000

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Crime in Hill Top Drive, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Hill Top 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 Hill Top Drive and compared that to the average for the Balderstone and Kirkholt ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Hill Top Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Balderstone and Kirkholt ward

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

2021 Census for Hill Top Drive

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

Unemployment in Hill Top 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.
6.38% of Hill Top Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Hill Top Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Hill Top Drive. The proportion of retirees on Hill Top Drive is 0.55% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
19.15% of Hill Top Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Hill Top Drive

The proportion of home owners on Hill Top Drive is 46.13% lower than the national average of 62%. 5.56% of properties in Hill Top Drive are private rented and 75.4% are social rented.
15.87% of residents of Hill Top Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Hill Top Drive residents

The proportion if Hill Top Drive residents born in the UK is 7.25% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 24.6% of Hill Top Drive residents were born outside the UK.
75.4% of Hill Top Drive residents were born in the UK

Hill Top Drive Summary

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

Hill Top Drive 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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