Is Furness Avenue in Rochdale a nice place to live?

Furness Avenue is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed European Settlers. Furness Avenue is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Furness Avenue is located in the North Heywood ward of the Rochdale district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.599334, -2.225319
Grid Ref SD851114
Suburb Hooley Brow
Constituency Heywood and Middleton
Postcodes OL10 4UP, OL10 4UW, OL15 9HU

House Prices

The average house price in Furness Avenue is 16.91% higher than the rest of Rochdale. The last sale we have on record is 4 Furness Avenue, that sold for £219,950. The average house price in Rochdale is £144,712 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Furness Avenue

Date No. Type Price
16/12/2022 4 Semi £219,950
12/07/2022 21 Semi £160,000
06/08/2021 76 Semi £159,950
30/06/2021 78 Terrace £166,000
28/05/2021 74 Semi £164,950
28/08/2020 71 Terrace £85,000
17/03/2020 11 Semi £147,250

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

Crime in Furness Avenue, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Furness Avenue

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

2021 Census for Furness Avenue

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

Unemployment in Furness Avenue

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.
1.8% of Furness Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Furness Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Furness Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Furness Avenue is 5.54% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
13.06% of Furness Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Furness Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Furness Avenue is 16.03% lower than the national average of 62%. 12.1% of properties in Furness Avenue are private rented and 35.48% are social rented.
45.97% of residents of Furness Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Furness Avenue residents

The proportion if Furness Avenue residents born in the UK is 1.63% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 18.98% of Furness Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
81.02% of Furness Avenue residents were born in the UK

Furness Avenue Summary

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

Furness Avenue 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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