Putney Close, Oldham, OL1 2JS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding OL1 2JS has a slightly higher male population, with 52% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.4%	48%	0.6%	51.0%	-3.0%
Male	52.6%	52%	-0.6%	49.0%	3.0%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	37.2%	40.8%	3.6%	37.9%	2.9%
Married: Opposite sex	45.9%	46.9%	1.0%	44.2%	2.7%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	3.8%	2.2%	-1.6%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	9.2%	5.6%	-3.6%	9.1%	-3.5%
Widowed	3.6%	3.9%	0.3%	6.1%	-2.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	46.2%	51.5%	5.3%	48.4%	3.1%
Good health	37.9%	31.4%	-6.5%	33.6%	-2.2%
Fair health	11.5%	13.1%	1.6%	12.7%	0.4%
Bad health	3.2%	2.9%	-0.3%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	1.2%	1.1%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.1%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	20%	22.1%	2.1%	18.2%	3.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.6%	9.6%	-6.0%	9.6%	0.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.4%	11.8%	-3.6%	13.4%	-1.6%
Apprenticeship	3.1%	6.6%	3.5%	5.3%	1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.4%	17.6%	3.2%	16.9%	0.7%
Degree or Similar	24.4%	30.1%	5.7%	33.8%	-3.7%
Other	7.2%	2.2%	-5.0%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 55.2% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	14.2%	30.1%	15.9%	1.1%	29.0%
Chinese	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	3.6%	3.4%	-0.2%	3.1%	0.3%
Pakistani	4.5%	5%	0.5%	2.7%	2.3%
Other Asian	2.4%	1.4%	-1.0%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	2.5%	-1.8%
Black Caribbean	0.2%	0.7%	0.5%	1.0%	-0.3%
Other Black	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	1.3%	-0.5%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	70%	55.2%	-14.8%	81.4%	-26.2%
Arab	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	1.6%	-1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 78.7% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.4%	78.7%	-1.7%	83.2%	-4.5%
European Union	1.8%	2.2%	0.4%	6.1%	-3.9%
Rest of Europe	1.4%	1.4%	0.0%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	2.7%	-2.0%
Middle East and Asia	14.4%	16.8%	2.4%	5.6%	11.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	0.2%	-0.8%	1.3%	-1.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	79.8%	78.7%	-1.1%	83.2%	-4.5%
10+ Years	4%	16.5%	12.5%	9.8%	6.7%
5-10 Years	3%	0.9%	-2.1%	2.9%	-2.0%
2-5 Years	4.3%	0.9%	-3.4%	2.2%	-1.3%
Less than 2 years	8.9%	3%	-5.9%	1.9%	1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.3%	76.7%	6.6%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Southern Asia	3.6%	1.2%	2.4%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	9.2%	13.5%	-4.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	17.7%	37.2%	-19.5%
Christian	40.7%	46.2%	-5.5%
Hindu	1.3%	1.7%	-0.4%
Muslim	35.5%	6.5%	29.0%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is Putney Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Putney Close was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Chadderton Central average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes and have been falling year on year.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£30,900

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in OL1 2JS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Putney Close are based on 84 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Oldham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Putney Close, Oldham, OL1 2JS

Estimated Average Property Prices for OL1 2JS

Average Price
£255,117

Semi-Detached
£255,117

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Putney Close

Average Price
£276,923

Semi-Detached
£276,923

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Putney CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
23 Putney Close, Oldham, Greater Manchester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£220,000	2025-05-29	£226,030
40 Putney Close, Oldham, Greater Manchester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£220,000	2024-08-27	£242,313
36 Putney Close, Oldham, Greater Manchester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£120,000	2024-02-15	£138,333
24 Putney Close, Oldham, Greater Manchester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£265,500	2023-04-28	£307,895
2 Putney Close, Oldham, Greater Manchester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£235,000	2022-11-28	£268,242

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for OL1 2JS

Employment

OL1 2JS area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	174
Part-Time Employee	57
Retired	45
Looking after home or family	37
Self-Employed	25
Student (economically inactive)	19
Other	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Unemployed	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	57
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	54
Manufacturing	26
Education	21
Construction	20
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Transport and storage	18
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Other	9
Financial and insurance activities	9
Information and communication	8
Real estate activities	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Moorclose Nursery School Aspinall Street , Middleton M24 2BE	- not rated	4,161 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Acresfield Nursery School Acresfield Road , Middleton M24 2NU	- not rated	4,591 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Hilda's CofE Primary School Tilbury Street , OL1 2HJ	3out of 4	679 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School Ormerod Avenue , Royton OL2 5DH	- not rated	830 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Parish Church CofE VA Junior School Horsedge Street , OL1 3PU	- not rated	1,031 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School Shaw Street , OL1 3PT	- not rated	1,091 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Cross Ceva Primary School Ruth Street , OL1 3EZ	3out of 4	1,107 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
E-ACT the Oldham Academy North Broadway , Royton OL2 5BF	3out of 4	911 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady's RC High School Vaughan Street , Royton OL2 5DL	- not rated	1,010 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Grange School Rochdale Road , OL9 6DY	- not rated	1,161 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Blue Coat CofE School Egerton Street , Chadderton OL1 3SQ	4out of 4	1,259 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Blue Coat CofE School Egerton Street , OL1 3SQ	- not rated	1,259 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thornham Middle School Hill Top Drive , Kirkholt OL11 2EH	- not rated	5,185 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Oldham College Rochdale Road , OL9 6AA	- not rated	1,360 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oldham Sixth Form College Union Street West , OL8 1XU	- not rated	1,840 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Oldham Sixth Form College Union Street West , OL8 1XU	- not rated	1,840 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hopwood Hall College Middleton Campus , Rochdale Road M24 6XH	- not rated	5,363 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
EdStart Schools Oldham and Rochdale 276 Maygate , Off Chadderton Way OL9 6TR	- not rated	822 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
SEE (Oldham) Argent House, Shaw Road , OL1 4AW	- not rated	1,102 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ellen House Secondary Ellen House, Waddington Street , OL9 6QH	- not rated	1,173 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Path 4 Unit 1 Ayaan Business Park, Waddington Street , OL9 6QH	- not rated	1,173 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Supreme Start Ltd Unit 7, Roman Road , Royton OL2 5PJ	- not rated	1,203 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Heathers Kitchen 3	Aster House, Aster Street	143 yd
Cafe Royal	Royal Oldham Hospital, Rochdale Road	217 yd
Two Apples	341 Rochdale Road	368 yd
KT's Kitchen & Diner	227 Oldham Road	530 yd
Moza Bites	282 Rochdale Road	531 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Khau Galli	331 Oldham Road	305 yd
White Hart	233 Oldham Road A671	530 yd
Clayton Green Brewers Fayre	Clayton Green Brewers Fayre, Westhulme Way	802 yd
St Annes Rugby League Club	St Annes Rugby League Club, Higginshaw Road	922 yd
Carters Arms	133 Oldham Road	989 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ree Ming	369 Oldham Road	230 yd
Subway	Longside Service Station, Oldham Road	344 yd
Lalahs	298 Rochdale Road	474 yd
Food Time	292 Rochdale Road	494 yd
Sun Hing Fish & Chips	290-292 Oldham Road	516 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
B&M	Unit A, Gateway Retail Park		893 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd	Aldi Foodstore Limited, Ellen Street		998 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Angels Ladies Health & Fitness Club Ltd (Closed) St. Phillips Drive	health and fitness suite	126 yd
Holy Trinity Church Hall GODSON STREET		476 yd
Westwood Park (Closed) Westhulme Avenue	tennis courts	609 yd
Clayton Arms Sports Centre (Closed) Furtherwood Road		659 yd
Oldham Athletic Afc (Boundary Park) OLDHAM ATHLETIC AFC LTD OLDHAM ATHLETIC AFC LTD FURTHERWOOD ROAD	grass pitches	684 yd
Glo Gym (Oldham) HILBRE AVENUE	health and fitness suite	794 yd
Oldham Edge HENSHAW STREET	grass pitches	821 yd
Oldham St. Annes Amateur Rugby League Football Club ST ANNES ARLFC ST ANNES ARLFC HIGGINSHAW ROAD	grass pitches	874 yd
The Oldham Academy North BROADWAY	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	970 yd
Our Lady'S Rc High School (Closed) Vaughan Street	grass pitches	1,006 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	157.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	12 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of OL1 2JS