Heather Avenue is in Shaw, Oldham and in Oldham district. OL2 8HL 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 Heather Avenue, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8HL and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: OL2 8HQ, OL2 8HG, OL2 8EB, OL2 8HN, OL2 8DJ, OL2 8HJ, OL2 8DU, OL2 8DZ, OL2 8HR.

Heather Avenue Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Heather Avenue are based on 25 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 8HL

Average Price
£330,256
Semi-Detached
£301,622
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£403,884
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Heather Avenue

Average Price
£330,256
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Heather AvenueStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
49 Heather Avenue, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£217,5002021-04-16 £263,274
23 Heather Avenue, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£199,9502021-02-10 £246,405
45 Heather Avenue, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£215,0002020-10-09 £280,246
15 Heather Avenue, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£183,5002020-09-11 £246,497
2 Heather Avenue, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Detached, an established residential building 		£235,0002018-09-28 £341,178

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Buckstones Primary School
Delamere Avenue, Shaw OL2 8HN 		257 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4East Crompton St George's CofE School
George Street, Shaw OL2 8AX 		267 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4East Crompton St James CofE Primary School
St James Street, Shaw OL2 7TD 		658 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Beal Vale Primary School
Salts Street, Shaw OL2 7SY 		853 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Rushcroft Primary School
Trent Road, Shaw OL2 7YL 		871 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 		1,619 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4E-Act Royton and Crompton Academy
Blackshaw Lane, Royton OL2 6NT 		2,195 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hollingworth Academy
Cornfield Street, Milnrow OL16 3DR 		3,393 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Oldham Academy North
Broadway, Royton OL2 5BF 		3,960 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Cuthbert's RC High School
Shaw Road, Thornham OL16 4RX 		3,972 yd Voluntary aided school No 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 		1,096 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kingsland School
Whitecroft Street, Watersheddings OL1 4HX 		3,536 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedElland House School
Unit 7, Roman Road, OL2 5PJ 		3,622 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hollinwood Academy
Roman Road, Hollinwood OL8 3PT 		5,061 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 Road609 yd
Shaw Pizza & Burgers1 Jubilee Street731 yd
Bengal Curry Pot Shaw18-20 Milnrow Road800 yd
N Brown Shaw RestaurantJ D Williams & Co Ltd, Briar Mill, Beal Lane847 yd
Shaw Cricket ClubShaw Cricket Club, Mark Lane861 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The ShawsideGrains Road442 yd
Elite FitnessGrains Road442 yd
The Morning Star Inn107 Grains Road564 yd
The Park Inn121 Buckstones Road570 yd
Commercial Inn30 Smallbrook Road610 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Spicy Kitchen202 Milnrow Road483 yd
Chicken Express Pizza & Milkshake Bar202a Milnrow Road483 yd
Happy Family Chippy150 Milnrow Road497 yd
Corbett's Corner16 Linney Lane502 yd
Chopsticks15 Grains Road564 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco60-62 Market Street980 yd
Asda Stores LtdAsda Supermarket, Greenfield Lane1,076 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
George Street Playing Fields
George Street 		grass pitches383 yd
Elite Fitness
GRAINS ROAD 		health and fitness suite454 yd
Dunwood Park
Smallbrook Road 		tennis courts723 yd
Shaw Cricket Club
Holebottom Holebottom Mark Lane 		grass pitches952 yd
Crompton Cricket Club
DUCHESS STREET 		grass pitches1,000 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 speed167.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed20.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Heather Avenue Street dangerous?

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

OL2 8HL area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee99
Retired63
Part-Time Employee34
Self-Employed21
Unemployed14
Looking after home or family5
Student (economically inactive)3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3
Long-Term Sick or disabled1
Other

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles42
Education20
Manufacturing17
Construction17
Human health and social work activities14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security12
Transport and storage11
Professional, scientific and technical activities8
Administrative and support service activities8
Other6
Accommodation and food service activities5
Real estate activities4
Financial and insurance activities4
Information and communication3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2

People

Gender

Female159
Male136

Partnership Status

Single73
Married: Opposite sex148
Divorced13
Widowed12

Health

Very good health137
Good health113
Fair health28
Bad health14
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications27
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 33
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 36
Apprenticeship23
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 52
Degree or Similar 71
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

White295
Arab1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom290
Africa2
Middle East and Asia2
The Americas and the Caribbean1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK290
10+ Years1
2-5 Years2
Less than 2 years2

Passport Held

United Kingdom266
Portugal1
North Africa1
No passport held27

Religion

No religion89
Christian182
Muslim1
Other religion2
Not answered21
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