Is Bingley Square in Rochdale a nice place to live?

Bingley Square is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix. Bingley Square is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Bingley Square is located in the Kingsway ward of the Rochdale district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.615095, -2.131684
Grid Ref SD913131
Suburb Firgrove
Constituency Rochdale
Postcodes OL16 5BS

House Prices

The average house price in Bingley Square is 5.24% lower than the rest of Rochdale. The last sale we have on record is 1 Bingley Square, that sold for £150,000. The average house price in Rochdale is £144,712 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Bingley Square

Date No. Type Price
21/01/2022 1 Terrace £150,000
27/08/2021 11 Terrace £125,000

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

Crime in Bingley Square, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Bingley Square 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 Bingley Square and compared that to the average for the Kingsway ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Bingley Square, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Kingsway ward

Social economic statistics for Bingley Square

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Bingley Square

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

Unemployment in Bingley Square

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.
2.58% of Bingley Square residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bingley Square

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bingley Square. The proportion of retirees on Bingley Square is 6.14% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
24.74% of Bingley Square residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bingley Square

The proportion of home owners on Bingley Square is 20.82% lower than the national average of 62%. 20.17% of properties in Bingley Square are private rented and 38.66% are social rented.
41.18% of residents of Bingley Square own their home

Country of Birth of Bingley Square residents

The proportion if Bingley Square residents born in the UK is 4.25% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 21.6% of Bingley Square residents were born outside the UK.
78.4% of Bingley Square residents were born in the UK

Bingley Square Summary

With house prices in Bingley Square less than the average for Greater Manchester and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Bingley Square has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Bingley Square maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Bingley Square 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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