Is Salford in Calderdale a nice place to live?

Salford is classified by the ONS as Communal Retirement. Salford is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Salford is located in the Todmorden ward of the Calderdale district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.712252, -2.100261
Grid Ref SD934239
Suburb Todmorden
Constituency Calder Valley
Postcodes OL14 7LG

House Prices

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

Crime in Salford, West Yorkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-yorkshire Police in Salford 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 Salford and compared that to the average for the Todmorden ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Salford, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Todmorden ward

Social economic statistics for Salford

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 Salford is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Salford 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 Salford experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Salford are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Salford involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Salford are in the top 20% 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 Salford are in the top 20% 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 Salford, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Salford are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Salford

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

Unemployment in Salford

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.
2.59% of Salford residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Salford

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Salford. The proportion of retirees on Salford is 16.27% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
34.87% of Salford residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Salford

The proportion of home owners on Salford is 1.84% higher than the national average of 62%. 35.59% of properties in Salford are private rented and 0.56% are social rented.
63.84% of residents of Salford own their home

Country of Birth of Salford residents

The proportion if Salford residents born in the UK is 11.53% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.82% of Salford residents were born outside the UK.
94.18% of Salford residents were born in the UK

Salford Summary

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

Salford 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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