Is Lees Street in Tameside a nice place to live?

Lees Street is classified by the ONS as Pakistani Communities. Lees Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Lees Street is located in the St Peter's ward of the Tameside district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.492655, -2.094707
Grid Ref SJ938995
Suburb Hurst
Constituency Ashton-under-Lyne

House Prices

The average house price in Lees Street is 100% higher than the rest of Tameside. The last sale we have on record is 4 Lees Street, that sold for £80,000. The average house price in Tameside is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Lees Street

Date No. Type Price
02/07/2021 4 Terrace £80,000

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

Crime in Lees Street, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Lees 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 Lees Street and compared that to the average for the St Peter's ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Lees Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the St Peter's ward

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

2021 Census for Lees Street

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

Unemployment in Lees 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.
5.04% of Lees Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lees Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lees Street. The proportion of retirees on Lees Street is 1.37% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.23% of Lees Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lees Street

The proportion of home owners on Lees Street is 37.32% lower than the national average of 62%. 34.42% of properties in Lees Street are private rented and 40.91% are social rented.
24.68% of residents of Lees Street own their home

Country of Birth of Lees Street residents

The proportion if Lees Street residents born in the UK is 18.86% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 36.21% of Lees Street residents were born outside the UK.
63.79% of Lees Street residents were born in the UK

Lees Street Summary

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

Lees 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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