Fountain Street, Tameside, Greater Manchester

Fountain Street is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families. Fountain Street is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Fountain Street is located in the Ashton St Michael's ward of the Tameside district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.494117, -2.073322
Grid Ref SJ952997
Suburb Hurst Cross
Constituency Ashton-under-Lyne
Postcodes OL6 9RR, OL6 9RW, SK14 2PS

House Prices

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

Crime in Fountain Street, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Fountain Street during May 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 Fountain Street and compared that to the average for the Ashton St Michael's ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Fountain Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Ashton St Michael's ward

Social economic statistics for Fountain 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 Fountain Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Fountain 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 Fountain Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Fountain Street are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Fountain Street

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

Unemployment in Fountain 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.
3.94% of Fountain Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Fountain Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Fountain Street. The proportion of retirees on Fountain Street is 0.88% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.72% of Fountain Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Fountain Street

The proportion of home owners on Fountain Street is 0.1% higher than the national average of 62%. 29.03% of properties in Fountain Street are private rented and 8.87% are social rented.
62.1% of residents of Fountain Street own their home

Country of Birth of Fountain Street residents

The proportion if Fountain Street residents born in the UK is 0.16% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 17.19% of Fountain Street residents were born outside the UK.
82.81% of Fountain Street residents were born in the UK

Fountain Street Summary

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

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