Is Bank Top in Tameside a nice place to live?

Bank Top is classified by the ONS as Communal Retirement. Bank Top 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

Bank Top is located in the Ashton St Michael's ward of the Tameside district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.486306, -2.087821
Grid Ref SJ942988
Suburb Hurst
Constituency Ashton-under-Lyne
Postcodes OL6 6TA

House Prices

The average house price in Bank Top is 100% higher than the rest of Tameside. The last sale we have on record is 17 Bank Top, that sold for £248,800. The average house price in Tameside is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Bank Top

Date No. Type Price
15/07/2022 17 Detached £248,800
04/04/2022 11 Detached £165,000
20/03/2020 5 Semi £161,000

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

Crime in Bank Top, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Bank Top 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 Bank Top 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 Bank Top, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Ashton St Michael's ward

Social economic statistics for Bank Top

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 Bank Top is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Bank Top 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 Bank Top experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Bank Top are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Bank Top

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

Unemployment in Bank Top

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.
0.72% of Bank Top residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bank Top

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bank Top. The proportion of retirees on Bank Top is 7.75% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
26.35% of Bank Top residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bank Top

The proportion of home owners on Bank Top is 4.17% higher than the national average of 62%. 23.31% of properties in Bank Top are private rented and 10.53% are social rented.
66.17% of residents of Bank Top own their home

Country of Birth of Bank Top residents

The proportion if Bank Top residents born in the UK is 4.32% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 13.03% of Bank Top residents were born outside the UK.
86.97% of Bank Top residents were born in the UK

Bank Top Summary

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

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