Is Dark Lane in Tameside a nice place to live?

Dark Lane is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Dark Lane is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Dark Lane is located in the Mossley ward of the Tameside district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.52029, -2.036081
Grid Ref SD977026
Suburb Mossley
Constituency Stalybridge and Hyde
Postcodes OL5 9RB, OL5 9RR

House Prices

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

Crime in Dark Lane, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Dark 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 Dark Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Dark 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 Dark Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Dark 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 Dark Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Dark Lane are in the top 40% 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 Dark Lane are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Dark Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Dark Lane are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Dark Lane

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

Unemployment in Dark 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.
4.17% of Dark Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Dark Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Dark Lane. The proportion of retirees on Dark Lane is 3.86% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.74% of Dark Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Dark Lane

The proportion of home owners on Dark Lane is 16.98% higher than the national average of 62%. 19.32% of properties in Dark Lane are private rented and 1.7% are social rented.
78.98% of residents of Dark Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Dark Lane residents

The proportion if Dark Lane residents born in the UK is 12.91% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.44% of Dark Lane residents were born outside the UK.
95.56% of Dark Lane residents were born in the UK

Dark Lane Summary

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

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