Is Heap Brow in Rochdale a nice place to live?

Heap Brow is classified by the ONS as Deprived Blue-Collar Terraces. Heap Brow has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Heap Brow is located in the West Heywood ward of the Rochdale district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.589358, -2.259922
Grid Ref SD828103
Constituency Heywood and Middleton
Postcodes BL9 7JN, BL9 7JP, BL9 7JR, BL9 7JW

House Prices

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

Crime in Heap Brow, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Heap Brow 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 Heap Brow and compared that to the average for the West Heywood ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Heap Brow, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the West Heywood ward

Social economic statistics for Heap Brow

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

2021 Census for Heap Brow

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

Unemployment in Heap Brow

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.
4.2% of Heap Brow residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Heap Brow

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Heap Brow. The proportion of retirees on Heap Brow is 0.95% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.65% of Heap Brow residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Heap Brow

The proportion of home owners on Heap Brow is 5.48% higher than the national average of 62%. 28.46% of properties in Heap Brow are private rented and 4.07% are social rented.
67.48% of residents of Heap Brow own their home

Country of Birth of Heap Brow residents

The proportion if Heap Brow residents born in the UK is 9.02% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.33% of Heap Brow residents were born outside the UK.
91.67% of Heap Brow residents were born in the UK

Heap Brow Summary

With house prices in Heap Brow less than the average for Greater Manchester and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Heap Brow has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Heap Brow maybe difficult.

Heap Brow 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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