Is Boat Lane in Salford a nice place to live?

Boat Lane is classified by the ONS as Semi-Detached Ageing. Boat Lane is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Boat Lane is located in the Irlam ward of the Salford district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.450313, -2.414149
Grid Ref SJ725949
Suburb Higher Irlam
Constituency Worsley and Eccles South
Postcodes M30 6EN, M30 6FJ, M44 6EN, M44 6FJ

House Prices

The average house price in Boat Lane is 0.36% lower than the rest of Salford. The last sale we have on record is 1 Boat Lane, that sold for £232,000. The average house price in Salford is £176,040 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Boat Lane

Date No. Type Price
02/09/2022 1 Semi £232,000
24/08/2022 15 £160,000
19/08/2022 15 £160,000
03/12/2021 9 Semi £185,000
02/09/2021 63 Semi £140,000
08/01/2021 SUNRISE VIEW, 28 Detached £273,000
10/11/2020 BETHAN Detached £265,000
29/05/2020 1 £3,000
30/03/2020 EDEN HOLME, 50 Detached £305,000

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

Crime in Boat Lane, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Boat 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 Boat Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Boat 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 Boat Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Boat Lane are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Boat Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Boat Lane are in the top 30% least 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 Boat Lane are in the top 40% of the most health & disability 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 Boat Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Boat Lane are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Boat Lane

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

Unemployment in Boat 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.
0.43% of Boat Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Boat Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Boat Lane. The proportion of retirees on Boat Lane is 24.44% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
43.04% of Boat Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Boat Lane

The proportion of home owners on Boat Lane is 29.13% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.06% of properties in Boat Lane are private rented and 0.81% are social rented.
91.13% of residents of Boat Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Boat Lane residents

The proportion if Boat Lane residents born in the UK is 8.86% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.49% of Boat Lane residents were born outside the UK.
91.51% of Boat Lane residents were born in the UK

Boat Lane Summary

Boat Lane has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Boat Lane maybe difficult.

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