Is Deacon Street in Rochdale a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Deacon Street is located in the Smallbridge and Firgrove ward of the Rochdale district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.626939, -2.141473
Grid Ref SD907144
Suburb Wardleworth
Constituency Rochdale
Postcodes OL16 2TB

House Prices

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

Crime in Deacon Street, Greater Manchester

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

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Deacon Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Smallbridge and Firgrove ward

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

2021 Census for Deacon Street

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

Unemployment in Deacon 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.
4.33% of Deacon Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Deacon Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Deacon Street. The proportion of retirees on Deacon Street is 1.09% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
19.69% of Deacon Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Deacon Street

The proportion of home owners on Deacon Street is 27.15% lower than the national average of 62%. 36.36% of properties in Deacon Street are private rented and 27.27% are social rented.
34.85% of residents of Deacon Street own their home

Country of Birth of Deacon Street residents

The proportion if Deacon Street residents born in the UK is 14.82% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 32.17% of Deacon Street residents were born outside the UK.
67.83% of Deacon Street residents were born in the UK

Deacon Street Summary

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

Deacon 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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