Dickens Street is in Oldham and in Oldham district. OL1 4SF is located in the St James' electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Oldham East and Saddleworth. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Dickens Street, Oldham, OL1 4SF and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: OL1 4SG, OL1 4SE, OL4 2LW, OL1 4NT, OL1 4SD, OL1 4SL, OL1 4SA, OL1 4NS, OL4 2NH.

Dickens Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Dickens Street are based on 45 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for OL1 4SF

Average Price
£121,765
Semi-Detached
£133,952
Terraced
£121,608
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£103,969

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dickens Street

Average Price
£121,765
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dickens Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
23 Dickens Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£155,0002023-09-08 £156,265
24 Dickens Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£95,0002023-08-18 £95,497
10 Dickens Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£86,0002022-02-21 £92,717
26 Dickens Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£77,0002021-10-13 £87,430
18 Dickens Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£90,0002021-05-14 £106,195

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School
Coleridge Road, Sholver OL1 4RL 		300 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hodge Clough Primary School
Conduit Street, Moorside OL1 4JX 		336 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
1out of 4Woodlands Primary Academy
Woodlands Primary Academy, OL1 4HU 		1,529 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St. Theresa's RC Primary School
Whetstone Hill Road, Derker OL1 4NA 		1,590 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School
Oldham Road, Shaw OL2 8SZ 		1,780 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Waterhead Academy
Huddersfield Road, OL4 3NY 		1,751 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4E-Act Royton and Crompton Academy
Blackshaw Lane, Royton OL2 6NT 		2,060 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Crompton House Church of England Academy
Rochdale Road, Shaw OL2 7HS 		3,109 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Blue Coat CofE School
Egerton Street, OL1 3SQ 		3,252 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Oldham Academy North
Broadway, Royton OL2 5BF 		3,652 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Oldham College
Rochdale Road, OL9 6AA 		4,202 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedOldham Sixth Form College
Union Street West, OL8 1XU 		4,459 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Kingsland School
Whitecroft Street, Watersheddings OL1 4HX 		1,535 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedFarrowdale House School
Farrowdale House Farrow st, Shaw OL2 7AD 		2,122 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedElland House School
Unit 7, Roman Road, OL2 5PJ 		3,489 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hollinwood Academy
Roman Road, Hollinwood OL8 3PT 		3,569 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
- not ratedIqra High School
319 Waterloo Street, OL4 1BJ 		3,873 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Moorside Hotel693 Ripponden Road163 yd
Moorside Cricket/Bowling ClubMoorside Cricket Club, Turf Pit Lane311 yd
Northgate22 Sholver Lane500 yd
Highfield Inn578 Ripponden Road673 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Man Sun Chinese Takeaway637 Ripponden Road359 yd
Rainbow Chippy93 Coleridge Road410 yd
Sholver Tandoori95 Coleridge Road410 yd
Caths Cuisine667 Ripponden Road438 yd
Nosh - New World Cuisine23 Whitehall Lane640 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Heavenly Bodies Fitness Club
RIPPONDEN ROAD 		health and fitness suite444 yd
Moorside Cricket & Bowling Club
TURF PIT LANE 		grass pitches475 yd
Parkfield Country Club (Closed)
Ripponden Road 		squash courts, swimming pool483 yd
Whitehall Lane
White Hall Lane 		grass pitches533 yd
Waterhead Academy (Sports Campus) (Closed)
Counthill Road 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite937 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed44.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed48 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed79.67 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed79.67 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed11.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Dickens Street dangerous?

According to police statistics, there was no crime reported in Dickens Street area in year 2023. This neighbourhood is very safe.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee95
Retired44
Part-Time Employee34
Self-Employed21
Long-Term Sick or disabled17
Looking after home or family10
Other9
Student (economically inactive)9
Unemployed5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles36
Construction23
Human health and social work activities21
Manufacturing20
Education14
Other12
Transport and storage7
Information and communication6
Administrative and support service activities6
Professional, scientific and technical activities5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Accommodation and food service activities2
Real estate activities2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Financial and insurance activities2

People

Gender

Female147
Male141

Partnership Status

Single100
Married: Opposite sex102
Separated6
Divorced25
Widowed12

Health

Very good health117
Good health114
Fair health43
Bad health4
Very bad health10

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications37
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 30
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 49
Apprenticeship20
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 48
Degree or Similar 57
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese2
Pakistani1
Black African6
Black Caribbean1
Other Black2
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean3
Mixed Other1
White269
Other2

Country of Birth

United Kingdom275
European Union5
Africa6
Middle East and Asia2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK275
10+ Years8
5-10 Years1
2-5 Years4

Passport Held

United Kingdom234
Ireland2
Italy1
Portugal4
Other EU countries1
Central and Western Africa1
South and Eastern Africa1
No passport held44

Religion

No religion96
Christian177
Buddhist1
Muslim1
Not answered12
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