Is Merinall Close in Rochdale a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Merinall Close is located in the Kingsway ward of the Rochdale district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.614952, -2.131245
Grid Ref SD914131
Suburb Firgrove
Constituency Rochdale
Postcodes OL16 5BY

House Prices

The average house price in Merinall Close is 3.37% lower than the rest of Rochdale. The last sale we have on record is 14 Merinall Close, that sold for £140,000. The average house price in Rochdale is £144,712 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Merinall Close

Date No. Type Price
10/09/2021 14 Terrace £140,000

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

Crime in Merinall Close, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Merinall Close

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 Merinall Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Merinall Close 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 Merinall Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Merinall Close 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 Merinall Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Merinall Close 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 Merinall Close 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 Merinall Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Merinall Close are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Merinall Close

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

Unemployment in Merinall Close

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 Merinall Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Merinall Close

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

Home ownership in Merinall Close

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

Country of Birth of Merinall Close residents

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

Merinall Close Summary

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

Merinall Close 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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