Is Gowers Street in Rochdale a nice place to live?

Gowers Street is classified by the ONS as Pakistani Communities. Gowers Street is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Gowers Street is located in the Central Rochdale ward of the Rochdale district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.620602, -2.141618
Grid Ref SD907137
Suburb Wardleworth
Constituency Rochdale
Postcodes OL16 2LN, OL16 2LW

House Prices

The average house price in Gowers Street is 65.38% lower than the rest of Rochdale. The last sale we have on record is 29 Gowers Street, that sold for £85,000. The average house price in Rochdale is £144,712 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Gowers Street

Date No. Type Price
19/11/2021 29 Terrace £85,000
28/01/2020 28 Semi £90,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Gowers Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Gowers 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 Gowers Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Gowers 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 Gowers Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Gowers 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 Gowers Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Gowers 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 Gowers Street are in the top 20% 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 Gowers Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Gowers Street are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Gowers Street

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

Unemployment in Gowers 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.
6.88% of Gowers Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Gowers Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Gowers Street. The proportion of retirees on Gowers Street is 14.3% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
4.3% of Gowers Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Gowers Street

The proportion of home owners on Gowers Street is 12.77% lower than the national average of 62%. 42.31% of properties in Gowers Street are private rented and 8.46% are social rented.
49.23% of residents of Gowers Street own their home

Country of Birth of Gowers Street residents

The proportion if Gowers Street residents born in the UK is 26.51% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 43.86% of Gowers Street residents were born outside the UK.
56.14% of Gowers Street residents were born in the UK

Gowers Street Summary

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

Gowers 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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