Oswald Street is in Shaw, Oldham and in Oldham district. OL2 8BA 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 Oswald Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8BA and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: OL2 8BB, OL2 8BE, OL2 7TW, OL2 7TT, OL2 8AY, OL2 7UD, OL2 7UZ, OL2 7TN, OL2 7TS.

Oswald Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Oswald Street are based on 52 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 8BA

Average Price
£129,659
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£142,958
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£49,864
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Oswald Street

Average Price
£130,397
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Oswald Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
43 Oswald Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£100,0002023-10-31 £99,482
37 Oswald Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£92,0002014-04-25 £160,268
39 Oswald Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£102,0002007-05-25 £156,351
27 Oswald Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£35,0002006-03-21 £49,864
3 Oswald Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£66,0002005-08-16 £123,841

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4East Crompton St James CofE Primary School
St James Street, Shaw OL2 7TD 		315 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Beal Vale Primary School
Salts Street, Shaw OL2 7SY 		473 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Rushcroft Primary School
Trent Road, Shaw OL2 7YL 		493 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4East Crompton St George's CofE School
George Street, Shaw OL2 8AX 		652 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Buckstones Primary School
Delamere Avenue, Shaw OL2 8HN 		666 yd Community 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 		1,196 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4E-Act Royton and Crompton Academy
Blackshaw Lane, Royton OL2 6NT 		2,005 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hollingworth Academy
Cornfield Street, Milnrow OL16 3DR 		3,230 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Cuthbert's RC High School
Shaw Road, Thornham OL16 4RX 		3,546 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Oldham Academy North
Broadway, Royton OL2 5BF 		3,684 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 		5,321 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 		858 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedElland House School
Unit 7, Roman Road, OL2 5PJ 		3,330 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kingsland School
Whitecroft Street, Watersheddings OL1 4HX 		3,594 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hollinwood Academy
Roman Road, Hollinwood OL8 3PT 		4,960 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Chadderton Prepraratory School
Broadway, Chadderton OL9 0AD 		5,230 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
The Woodlands Cafe at DunwoodSmallbrook Road247 yd
Bengal Curry Pot Shaw18-20 Milnrow Road564 yd
Tasty Bites93 Duchess Street600 yd
Dolphin Fish Bar5 Rochdale Road630 yd
Mamma Pizza6 Rochdale Road630 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Commercial Inn30 Smallbrook Road249 yd
Crompton Cricket ClubGlebe Street556 yd
The Shay WakeShay Wake, 10 Milnrow Road577 yd
Crompton Central Working Mens Club10 Saint Marys Gate602 yd
The ShawsideGrains Road606 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Spicy Kitchen202 Milnrow Road53 yd
Chicken Express Pizza & Milkshake Bar202a Milnrow Road53 yd
Happy Family Chippy150 Milnrow Road136 yd
Corbett's Corner16 Linney Lane230 yd
Taffs Grocers/Takeaway92a-94a Milnrow Road358 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco60-62 Market Street755 yd
Asda Stores LtdAsda Supermarket, Greenfield Lane921 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd.1 Refuge Street1,039 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
George Street Playing Fields
George Street 		grass pitches331 yd
Dunwood Park
Smallbrook Road 		tennis courts493 yd
Crompton Cricket Club
DUCHESS STREET 		grass pitches569 yd
Elite Fitness
GRAINS ROAD 		health and fitness suite616 yd
Crompton Fitness Centre (Closed)
Farrow Street 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool901 yd
Shaw Lifelong Learning Centre
HIGH STREET 		950 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 speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed132.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed14.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Oswald Street dangerous?

According to police statistics, there was no crime reported in Oswald 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

The percentage of retired residents living in OL2 8BA area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 35% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired61
Full-Time Employee57
Long-Term Sick or disabled17
Part-Time Employee16
Unemployed6
Other5
Looking after home or family5
Self-Employed5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)2
Student (economically inactive)

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles22
Human health and social work activities21
Transport and storage8
Manufacturing6
Education4
Construction4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Administrative and support service activities2
Financial and insurance activities2
Information and communication2
Accommodation and food service activities2
Professional, scientific and technical activities1

People

Gender

Female109
Male107

Partnership Status

Single59
Married: Opposite sex61
Separated6
Divorced28
Widowed19

Health

Very good health73
Good health74
Fair health37
Bad health26
Very bad health7

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications51
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 28
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 14
Apprenticeship19
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 28
Degree or Similar 27
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian3
Pakistani3
Mixed White and Asian2
White206
Other1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom202
European Union11
Middle East and Asia4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK202
10+ Years9
5-10 Years3
2-5 Years3

Passport Held

United Kingdom160
Lithuania3
Poland4
Other EU countries5
Southern Asia1
No passport held43

Religion

No religion80
Christian125
Muslim3
Not answered6
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