Is Tonge Street in Rochdale a nice place to live?

Tonge Street is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix. Tonge Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Tonge Street is located in the North Heywood ward of the Rochdale district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.594844, -2.212982
Grid Ref SD860109
Suburb Captain Fold
Constituency Heywood and Middleton
Postcodes OL10 4HU, OL16 5QS

House Prices

The average house price in Tonge Street is 58.59% lower than the rest of Rochdale. The last sale we have on record is 26 Tonge Street, that sold for £112,500. The average house price in Rochdale is £144,712 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Tonge Street

Date No. Type Price
09/12/2022 26 Terrace £112,500
08/12/2020 22 Terrace £70,000

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

Crime in Tonge Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Tonge 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 Tonge Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Tonge 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 Tonge Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Tonge Street are in the top 40% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Tonge Street

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

Unemployment in Tonge 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% of Tonge Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Tonge Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Tonge Street. The proportion of retirees on Tonge Street is 13.15% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
5.45% of Tonge Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Tonge Street

The proportion of home owners on Tonge Street is 24.02% lower than the national average of 62%. 48.06% of properties in Tonge Street are private rented and 13.18% are social rented.
37.98% of residents of Tonge Street own their home

Country of Birth of Tonge Street residents

The proportion if Tonge Street residents born in the UK is 6.41% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.94% of Tonge Street residents were born outside the UK.
89.06% of Tonge Street residents were born in the UK

Tonge Street Summary

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

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