Is Waterfold Lane in Rochdale a nice place to live?

Waterfold Lane is classified by the ONS as Deprived Blue-Collar Terraces. Waterfold Lane has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Waterfold Lane is located in the West Heywood ward of the Rochdale district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.589779, -2.268943
Grid Ref SD822103
Constituency Heywood and Middleton
Postcodes BL9 7JY

House Prices

The average house price in Waterfold Lane is 7.83% higher than the rest of Rochdale. The last sale we have on record is 69 Waterfold Lane, that sold for £180,000. The average house price in Rochdale is £144,712 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Waterfold Lane

Date No. Type Price
21/10/2022 69 Terrace £180,000
04/04/2022 23 Terrace £130,000
25/03/2022 17 Terrace £175,000
11/10/2021 81 Semi £180,000
09/08/2021 15 Terrace £120,000
13/07/2021 61 Terrace £128,000
09/04/2021 69 Terrace £140,000
21/12/2020 91 Terrace £160,000
24/11/2020 ROACH FOLD, 33A Detached £298,000

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

Crime in Waterfold Lane, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Waterfold Lane 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 Waterfold Lane and compared that to the average for the West Heywood ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Waterfold Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the West Heywood ward

Social economic statistics for Waterfold Lane

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 Waterfold Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Waterfold Lane 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 Waterfold Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Waterfold Lane are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Waterfold Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Waterfold Lane are in the top 20% 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 Waterfold Lane are in the top 30% 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 Waterfold Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Waterfold Lane are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Waterfold Lane

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

Unemployment in Waterfold Lane

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.
4.2% of Waterfold Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Waterfold Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Waterfold Lane. The proportion of retirees on Waterfold Lane is 0.95% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.65% of Waterfold Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Waterfold Lane

The proportion of home owners on Waterfold Lane is 5.48% higher than the national average of 62%. 28.46% of properties in Waterfold Lane are private rented and 4.07% are social rented.
67.48% of residents of Waterfold Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Waterfold Lane residents

The proportion if Waterfold Lane residents born in the UK is 9.02% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.33% of Waterfold Lane residents were born outside the UK.
91.67% of Waterfold Lane residents were born in the UK

Waterfold Lane Summary

With house prices in Waterfold Lane less than the average for Greater Manchester and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Waterfold Lane has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Waterfold Lane maybe difficult.

Waterfold Lane 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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