Is Vavasour Street in Rochdale a nice place to live?

Vavasour Street is classified by the ONS as Pakistani Communities. Vavasour Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Vavasour Street is located in the Kingsway ward of the Rochdale district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.609874, -2.139013
Grid Ref SD909125
Suburb Lower Place
Constituency Rochdale
Postcodes OL16 5PA, OL16 5PD

House Prices

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

Crime in Vavasour Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

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

2021 Census for Vavasour Street

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

Unemployment in Vavasour 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.
3.19% of Vavasour Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Vavasour Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Vavasour Street. The proportion of retirees on Vavasour Street is 8.38% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
10.22% of Vavasour Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Vavasour Street

The proportion of home owners on Vavasour Street is 21.09% lower than the national average of 62%. 22.73% of properties in Vavasour Street are private rented and 36.36% are social rented.
40.91% of residents of Vavasour Street own their home

Country of Birth of Vavasour Street residents

The proportion if Vavasour Street residents born in the UK is 19.34% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 36.69% of Vavasour Street residents were born outside the UK.
63.31% of Vavasour Street residents were born in the UK

Vavasour Street Summary

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

Vavasour 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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