Cowie Street is in Shaw, Oldham and in Oldham district. OL2 7XA 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 Cowie Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7XA and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: OL2 7UT, OL2 7XB, OL2 7UB, OL2 7UA, OL2 7TX, OL2 7UH, OL2 7UQ, OL2 7YW, OL2 7UW.

Cowie Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Cowie Street are based on 16 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 7XA

Average Price
£175,548
Semi-Detached
£172,039
Terraced
£186,076
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cowie Street

Average Price
£175,548
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cowie Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
26 Cowie Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£135,0002021-06-18 £161,066
30 Cowie Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£165,9502021-05-27 £195,812
18 Cowie Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£139,5002018-06-08 £214,593
26 Cowie Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£121,0002015-10-09 £210,725
2 Cowie Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£72,5002013-03-27 £138,754

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Rushcroft Primary School
Trent Road, Shaw OL2 7YL 		151 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4East Crompton St James CofE Primary School
St James Street, Shaw OL2 7TD 		537 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Beal Vale Primary School
Salts Street, Shaw OL2 7SY 		580 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Buckstones Primary School
Delamere Avenue, Shaw OL2 8HN 		901 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4East Crompton St George's CofE School
George Street, Shaw OL2 8AX 		974 yd Academy converter 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 		1,072 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4E-Act Royton and Crompton Academy
Blackshaw Lane, Royton OL2 6NT 		2,193 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hollingworth Academy
Cornfield Street, Milnrow OL16 3DR 		2,904 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Cuthbert's RC High School
Shaw Road, Thornham OL16 4RX 		3,273 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Oldham Academy North
Broadway, Royton OL2 5BF 		3,770 yd Academy sponsor led 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 		1,066 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedElland House School
Unit 7, Roman Road, OL2 5PJ 		3,402 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kingsland School
Whitecroft Street, Watersheddings OL1 4HX 		3,908 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Rochdale Pupil Referral Service
Saxon Hall Site, Samson Street OL16 2XW 		5,146 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hollinwood Academy
Roman Road, Hollinwood OL8 3PT 		5,185 yd Academy special sponsor led No 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
The Woodlands Cafe at DunwoodSmallbrook Road116 yd
Tasty Bites93 Duchess Street390 yd
Bengal Curry Pot Shaw18-20 Milnrow Road814 yd
Dolphin Fish Bar5 Rochdale Road855 yd
Mamma Pizza6 Rochdale Road855 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Commercial Inn30 Smallbrook Road114 yd
Crompton Cricket ClubGlebe Street532 yd
The Park Inn121 Buckstones Road761 yd
The Shay WakeShay Wake, 10 Milnrow Road814 yd
Crompton Central Working Mens Club10 Saint Marys Gate829 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Spicy Kitchen202 Milnrow Road318 yd
Chicken Express Pizza & Milkshake Bar202a Milnrow Road318 yd
Double Luck85 Duchess Street390 yd
Happy Family Chippy150 Milnrow Road437 yd
Master Chef5 Glebe Street532 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco60-62 Market Street985 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Dunwood Park
Smallbrook Road 		tennis courts249 yd
George Street Playing Fields
George Street 		grass pitches410 yd
Crompton Cricket Club
DUCHESS STREET 		grass pitches413 yd
Elite Fitness
GRAINS ROAD 		health and fitness suite974 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 speed63 Mbit/s
Average download speed122.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed12 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Cowie Street dangerous?

According to police statistics, there was no crime reported in Cowie 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 Employee79
Retired54
Part-Time Employee20
Long-Term Sick or disabled15
Looking after home or family13
Self-Employed12
Other9
Unemployed7
Student (economically inactive)4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles29
Education16
Human health and social work activities16
Transport and storage13
Manufacturing9
Construction8
Accommodation and food service activities8
Professional, scientific and technical activities7
Other5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Administrative and support service activities5
Real estate activities3
Financial and insurance activities3
Information and communication3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing2

People

Gender

Female131
Male122

Partnership Status

Single87
Married: Opposite sex60
Separated8
Divorced42
Widowed22

Health

Very good health83
Good health103
Fair health41
Bad health18
Very bad health9

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications70
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 24
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 29
Apprenticeship18
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 32
Degree or Similar 40
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Pakistani1
Mixed White and Caribbean5
Mixed Other4
White242
Other1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom235
European Union15
Rest of Europe1
Africa1
Middle East and Asia1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK235
10+ Years12
5-10 Years6

Passport Held

United Kingdom201
Ireland2
Poland12
Other EU countries1
No passport held37

Religion

No religion70
Christian167
Muslim5
Not answered10
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