Is Elm Street in Rochdale a nice place to live?

Elm Street is classified by the ONS as Industrious Hardship. Elm Street is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Elm Street is located in the East Middleton ward of the Rochdale district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.549029, -2.175397
Grid Ref SD884058
Suburb Stanycliffe
Constituency Heywood and Middleton
Postcodes M24 2EG, M24 2EQ, OL10 4LN, OL12 0JD

House Prices

The average house price in Elm Street is 12.69% higher than the rest of Rochdale. The last sale we have on record is 51 Elm Street, that sold for £180,000. The average house price in Rochdale is £144,712 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Elm Street

Date No. Type Price
30/11/2022 51 Terrace £180,000
21/10/2022 17 Semi £210,000
17/08/2022 38 Semi £231,250
04/07/2022 56 Terrace £118,000
08/04/2022 55 Semi £89,500
18/10/2021 69 Flat £113,000
17/09/2021 47 Terrace £125,000
30/09/2020 53 Terrace £165,000
31/07/2020 2 Terrace £80,000

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

Crime in Elm Street, Greater Manchester

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

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Elm Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the East Middleton ward

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

2021 Census for Elm Street

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

Unemployment in Elm 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.
1.85% of Elm Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Elm Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Elm Street. The proportion of retirees on Elm Street is 6.38% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
12.22% of Elm Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Elm Street

The proportion of home owners on Elm Street is 6.94% higher than the national average of 62%. 12.88% of properties in Elm Street are private rented and 18.18% are social rented.
68.94% of residents of Elm Street own their home

Country of Birth of Elm Street residents

The proportion if Elm Street residents born in the UK is 9.3% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.05% of Elm Street residents were born outside the UK.
91.95% of Elm Street residents were born in the UK

Elm Street Summary

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

Elm 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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