Is Steps Meadow in Rochdale a nice place to live?

Steps Meadow is classified by the ONS as Social Renting Young Families. Steps Meadow is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Steps Meadow is located in the Smallbridge and Firgrove ward of the Rochdale district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.639608, -2.129401
Grid Ref SD915159
Suburb Hurstead
Constituency Rochdale
Postcodes OL12 9UJ, OL12 9UL, OL12 9UP

House Prices

The average house price in Steps Meadow is 47.67% lower than the rest of Rochdale. The last sale we have on record is 4 Steps Meadow, that sold for £98,000. The average house price in Rochdale is £144,712 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Steps Meadow

Date No. Type Price
23/07/2021 4 Terrace £98,000

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

Crime in Steps Meadow, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Steps Meadow 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 Steps Meadow and compared that to the average for the Smallbridge and Firgrove ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Steps Meadow, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Smallbridge and Firgrove ward

Social economic statistics for Steps Meadow

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

2021 Census for Steps Meadow

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

Unemployment in Steps Meadow

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.
3.58% of Steps Meadow residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Steps Meadow

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Steps Meadow. The proportion of retirees on Steps Meadow is 14.3% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
4.3% of Steps Meadow residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Steps Meadow

The proportion of home owners on Steps Meadow is 40.36% lower than the national average of 62%. 10.45% of properties in Steps Meadow are private rented and 67.91% are social rented.
21.64% of residents of Steps Meadow own their home

Country of Birth of Steps Meadow residents

The proportion if Steps Meadow residents born in the UK is 2.97% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 20.32% of Steps Meadow residents were born outside the UK.
79.68% of Steps Meadow residents were born in the UK

Steps Meadow Summary

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

Steps Meadow 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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