Is Thornham Old Road in Rochdale a nice place to live?

Thornham Old Road is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Thornham Old Road is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Thornham Old Road is located in the Royton North ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.582551, -2.137609
Grid Ref SD909095
Constituency Oldham West and Royton
Postcodes OL11 2BT, OL11 2BZ, OL2 5UN

House Prices

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

Crime in Thornham Old Road, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Thornham Old Road 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 Thornham Old Road and compared that to the average for the Royton North ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Thornham Old Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Royton North ward

Social economic statistics for Thornham Old Road

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 Thornham Old Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Thornham Old Road 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 Thornham Old Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Thornham Old Road are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Thornham Old Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Thornham Old Road are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Thornham Old Road are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Thornham Old Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Thornham Old Road are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Thornham Old Road

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

Unemployment in Thornham Old Road

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.
1.5% of Thornham Old Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Thornham Old Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Thornham Old Road. The proportion of retirees on Thornham Old Road is 8.09% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
26.69% of Thornham Old Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Thornham Old Road

The proportion of home owners on Thornham Old Road is 27.68% higher than the national average of 62%. 7.14% of properties in Thornham Old Road are private rented and 3.17% are social rented.
89.68% of residents of Thornham Old Road own their home

Country of Birth of Thornham Old Road residents

The proportion if Thornham Old Road residents born in the UK is 9.63% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.72% of Thornham Old Road residents were born outside the UK.
92.28% of Thornham Old Road residents were born in the UK

Thornham Old Road Summary

Thornham Old Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Thornham Old Road maybe difficult.

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