Is Fitton Street in Rochdale a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Fitton Street is located in the Central Rochdale ward of the Rochdale district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.620928, -2.147621
Grid Ref SD903138
Suburb Wardleworth
Constituency Rochdale
Postcodes OL16 2DZ, OL16 2EE

House Prices

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

Crime in Fitton Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

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

2021 Census for Fitton Street

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

Unemployment in Fitton 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.
5.19% of Fitton Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Fitton Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Fitton Street. The proportion of retirees on Fitton Street is 12.54% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
6.06% of Fitton Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Fitton Street

The proportion of home owners on Fitton Street is 16.17% lower than the national average of 62%. 16.67% of properties in Fitton Street are private rented and 37.5% are social rented.
45.83% of residents of Fitton Street own their home

Country of Birth of Fitton Street residents

The proportion if Fitton Street residents born in the UK is 27.02% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 44.37% of Fitton Street residents were born outside the UK.
55.63% of Fitton Street residents were born in the UK

Fitton Street Summary

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

Fitton 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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