Is East Gate Street in Rochdale a nice place to live?

East Gate Street is classified by the ONS as Constrained Neighbourhoods. East Gate Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

East Gate Street is located in the Milkstone and Deeplish ward of the Rochdale district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.61973, -2.154781
Grid Ref SD898136
Suburb Wardleworth
Constituency Rochdale
Postcodes OL12 0LF, OL16 1DT

House Prices

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

Crime in East Gate Street, Greater Manchester

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

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in East Gate Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Milkstone and Deeplish ward

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

2021 Census for East Gate Street

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

Unemployment in East Gate 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.
9.6% of East Gate Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in East Gate Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of East Gate Street. The proportion of retirees on East Gate Street is 9.51% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
9.09% of East Gate Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in East Gate Street

The proportion of home owners on East Gate Street is 58.53% lower than the national average of 62%. 22.22% of properties in East Gate Street are private rented and 74.31% are social rented.
3.47% of residents of East Gate Street own their home

Country of Birth of East Gate Street residents

The proportion if East Gate Street residents born in the UK is 23.41% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 40.76% of East Gate Street residents were born outside the UK.
59.24% of East Gate Street residents were born in the UK

East Gate Street Summary

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

East Gate 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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