Is Fox Street in Rochdale a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Fox Street is located in the Smallbridge and Firgrove ward of the Rochdale district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.612026, -2.116255
Grid Ref SD924128
Suburb Lady House
Constituency Rochdale

House Prices

The average house price in Fox Street is 100.52% lower than the rest of Rochdale. The last sale we have on record is 3 Fox Street, that sold for £87,500. The average house price in Rochdale is £144,712 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Fox Street

Date No. Type Price
08/09/2022 3 £87,500
07/07/2022 27 Terrace £79,000
17/02/2022 27 Terrace £50,000

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

Crime in Fox Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Fox Street

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

2021 Census for Fox Street

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

Unemployment in Fox Street

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.
5.02% of Fox Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Fox Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Fox Street. The proportion of retirees on Fox Street is 1.9% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
20.5% of Fox Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Fox Street

The proportion of home owners on Fox Street is 27.19% lower than the national average of 62%. 17.78% of properties in Fox Street are private rented and 47.41% are social rented.
34.81% of residents of Fox Street own their home

Country of Birth of Fox Street residents

The proportion if Fox Street residents born in the UK is 6.71% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.64% of Fox Street residents were born outside the UK.
89.36% of Fox Street residents were born in the UK

Fox Street Summary

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

Fox Street 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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