Is Whinfell Drive in Rochdale a nice place to live?

Whinfell Drive is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Hardship. Whinfell Drive is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Whinfell Drive is located in the West Middleton ward of the Rochdale district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.553543, -2.227582
Grid Ref SD850063
Suburb Rhodes
Constituency Heywood and Middleton
Postcodes M24 4WQ

House Prices

The average house price in Whinfell Drive is 29.59% lower than the rest of Rochdale. The last sale we have on record is 32 Whinfell Drive, that sold for £125,000. The average house price in Rochdale is £144,712 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Whinfell Drive

Date No. Type Price
31/10/2022 32 Terrace £125,000
28/03/2022 19 Terrace £110,000
28/07/2021 32 Terrace £100,000

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

Crime in Whinfell Drive, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Whinfell Drive 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 Whinfell Drive and compared that to the average for the West Middleton ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Whinfell Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the West Middleton ward

Social economic statistics for Whinfell Drive

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

2021 Census for Whinfell Drive

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

Unemployment in Whinfell Drive

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.
7.14% of Whinfell Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Whinfell Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Whinfell Drive. The proportion of retirees on Whinfell Drive is 8.1% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
10.5% of Whinfell Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Whinfell Drive

The proportion of home owners on Whinfell Drive is 38.3% lower than the national average of 62%. 15.56% of properties in Whinfell Drive are private rented and 60% are social rented.
23.7% of residents of Whinfell Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Whinfell Drive residents

The proportion if Whinfell Drive residents born in the UK is 0.81% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 18.16% of Whinfell Drive residents were born outside the UK.
81.84% of Whinfell Drive residents were born in the UK

Whinfell Drive Summary

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

Whinfell Drive 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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