Is Cook Street in Rochdale a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Cook Street is located in the Central Rochdale ward of the Rochdale district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.625419, -2.141361
Grid Ref SD907143
Suburb Wardleworth
Constituency Rochdale
Postcodes OL16 2LZ, OL16 2NB, OL16 2NQ

House Prices

The average house price in Cook Street is 80.89% lower than the rest of Rochdale. The last sale we have on record is 52 Cook Street, that sold for £80,000. The average house price in Rochdale is £144,712 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Cook Street

Date No. Type Price
21/01/2020 52 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 Cook Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

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

2021 Census for Cook Street

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

Unemployment in Cook 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.
4.09% of Cook Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Cook Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Cook Street. The proportion of retirees on Cook Street is 11.68% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
6.92% of Cook Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Cook Street

The proportion of home owners on Cook Street is 13.82% lower than the national average of 62%. 24.82% of properties in Cook Street are private rented and 25.55% are social rented.
48.18% of residents of Cook Street own their home

Country of Birth of Cook Street residents

The proportion if Cook Street residents born in the UK is 18.33% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 35.68% of Cook Street residents were born outside the UK.
64.32% of Cook Street residents were born in the UK

Cook Street Summary

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

Cook 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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