Alston Avenue is in Shaw, Oldham and in Oldham district. OL2 7SX is located in the Shaw 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 Alston Avenue, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7SX and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: OL2 7SF, OL2 7TL, OL2 7SY, OL2 7XZ, OL2 7SU, OL2 7YT, OL2 7UY, OL2 7TQ, OL2 7ST.

Alston Avenue Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Alston Avenue are based on 19 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 OL2 7SX

Average Price
£142,734
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£142,734
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Alston Avenue

Average Price
£142,734
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Alston AvenueStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
34 Alston Avenue, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£140,0002023-07-07 £143,146
18 Alston Avenue, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£147,6002022-08-15 £153,735
15 Alston Avenue, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£157,5002022-06-29 £166,149
8 Alston Avenue, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£135,0002021-09-20 £153,975
15 Alston Avenue, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£125,0002019-10-07 £171,885

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Beal Vale Primary School
Salts Street, Shaw OL2 7SY 		177 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4East Crompton St James CofE Primary School
St James Street, Shaw OL2 7TD 		293 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Rushcroft Primary School
Trent Road, Shaw OL2 7YL 		445 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Crompton Primary School
Longfield Road, Shaw OL2 7HD 		908 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton
Rushcroft Road, Shaw OL2 7PP 		995 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4The Crompton House Church of England Academy
Rochdale Road, Shaw OL2 7HS 		748 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4E-Act Royton and Crompton Academy
Blackshaw Lane, Royton OL2 6NT 		1,765 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Cuthbert's RC High School
Shaw Road, Thornham OL16 4RX 		3,153 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hollingworth Academy
Cornfield Street, Milnrow OL16 3DR 		3,248 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Oldham Academy North
Broadway, Royton OL2 5BF 		3,330 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 		5,073 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedFarrowdale House School
Farrowdale House Farrow st, Shaw OL2 7AD 		672 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedElland House School
Unit 7, Roman Road, OL2 5PJ 		2,965 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kingsland School
Whitecroft Street, Watersheddings OL1 4HX 		3,578 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hollinwood Academy
Roman Road, Hollinwood OL8 3PT 		4,766 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Chadderton Prepraratory School
Broadway, Chadderton OL9 0AD 		4,856 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tasty Bites93 Duchess Street285 yd
The Woodlands Cafe at DunwoodSmallbrook Road439 yd
Bengal Curry Pot Shaw18-20 Milnrow Road493 yd
Dolphin Fish Bar5 Rochdale Road500 yd
Mamma Pizza6 Rochdale Road500 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Crompton Cricket ClubGlebe Street107 yd
Commercial Inn30 Smallbrook Road439 yd
Masonic HallThe Gables, Kershaw Street447 yd
Crompton Central Working Mens Club10 Saint Marys Gate479 yd
The Shay WakeShay Wake, 10 Milnrow Road479 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Master Chef5 Glebe Street107 yd
Double Luck85 Duchess Street285 yd
MasterShakes94 Rochdale Road361 yd
Happy Family Chippy150 Milnrow Road381 yd
Big Lamp Chippy11 Crompton Way382 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco60-62 Market Street618 yd
Asda Stores LtdAsda Supermarket, Greenfield Lane830 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd.1 Refuge Street905 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Crompton Cricket Club
DUCHESS STREET 		grass pitches205 yd
Dunwood Park
Smallbrook Road 		tennis courts691 yd
Crompton Fitness Centre (Closed)
Farrow Street 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool729 yd
George Street Playing Fields
George Street 		grass pitches731 yd
Shaw Lifelong Learning Centre
HIGH STREET 		791 yd
New Barn
Annersley Avenue 		grass pitches806 yd
Crompton House C Of E School
ROCHDALE ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts850 yd
Elite Fitness
GRAINS ROAD 		health and fitness suite906 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 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/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 speed73.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed159.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed19.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Alston Avenue Street dangerous?

According to police statistics, there was no crime reported in Alston Avenue 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

The percentage of retired residents living in OL2 7SX area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 34% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired82
Full-Time Employee65
Part-Time Employee28
Long-Term Sick or disabled15
Self-Employed14
Looking after home or family12
Student (economically inactive)9
Other8
Unemployed8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles25
Manufacturing17
Transport and storage15
Other15
Human health and social work activities14
Construction12
Education9
Accommodation and food service activities9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security7
Professional, scientific and technical activities5
Administrative and support service activities5
Information and communication2
Financial and insurance activities2

People

Gender

Female139
Male146

Partnership Status

Single64
Married: Opposite sex120
Separated7
Divorced29
Widowed26

Health

Very good health98
Good health93
Fair health63
Bad health24
Very bad health7

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications87
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 23
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 34
Apprenticeship20
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 31
Degree or Similar 45
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi24
Pakistani2
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other1
White256

Country of Birth

United Kingdom268
European Union1
Africa3
Middle East and Asia12
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK268
10+ Years13
5-10 Years1
2-5 Years3

Passport Held

United Kingdom241
Ireland1
South and Eastern Africa1
No passport held42

Religion

No religion71
Christian174
Muslim20
Not answered20
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