Is Percy Street in Rochdale a nice place to live?

Percy Street is classified by the ONS as Social Renting Young Families. Percy Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Percy Street is located in the Kingsway ward of the Rochdale district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.605769, -2.143684
Grid Ref SD905121
Suburb Lower Place
Constituency Rochdale
Postcodes OL16 5LF

House Prices

The average house price in Percy Street is 2.27% lower than the rest of Rochdale. The last sale we have on record is 79 Percy Street, that sold for £152,000. The average house price in Rochdale is £144,712 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Percy Street

Date No. Type Price
18/11/2022 79 Semi £152,000
31/10/2022 38 Semi £200,000
20/10/2022 2A Flat £90,000
25/03/2022 89 Semi £120,000
28/01/2022 16 Semi £145,500
24/09/2021 69 Semi £140,000
23/08/2021 36 Semi £162,000
13/07/2021 38 Semi £153,500
18/06/2021 43 £73,500
06/11/2020 73 Semi £107,950

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

Crime in Percy Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

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

2021 Census for Percy Street

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

Unemployment in Percy 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.
3.15% of Percy Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Percy Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Percy Street. The proportion of retirees on Percy Street is 9.14% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
9.46% of Percy Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Percy Street

The proportion of home owners on Percy Street is 4.42% lower than the national average of 62%. 38.38% of properties in Percy Street are private rented and 4.04% are social rented.
57.58% of residents of Percy Street own their home

Country of Birth of Percy Street residents

The proportion if Percy Street residents born in the UK is 11.55% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 28.9% of Percy Street residents were born outside the UK.
71.1% of Percy Street residents were born in the UK

Percy Street Summary

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

Percy 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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