Grains Road is in Shaw, Oldham and in Oldham district. OL2 8JF 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 Grains Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8JF and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: OL2 8JG, OL2 8JR, OL2 8JT, OL2 8JQ, OL2 8JA, OL2 8JN, OL2 8HZ, OL2 8HW, OL2 8LG.

Grains Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Grains Road are based on 190 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 8JF

Average Price
£196,624
Semi-Detached
£215,280
Terraced
£186,849
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£1,218

Estimated Average Property Prices for Grains Road

Average Price
£267,691
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Grains Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
58 Grains Road, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£140,0002023-01-27 £140,896
94 Grains Road, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£179,0002022-10-27 £183,705
52 Grains Road, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£142,9502021-10-18 £162,313
96 Grains Road, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£160,0002021-05-07 £192,593
92 Grains Road, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£115,0002020-11-16 £144,105

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4East Crompton St George's CofE School
George Street, Shaw OL2 8AX 		299 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Buckstones Primary School
Delamere Avenue, Shaw OL2 8HN 		601 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4East Crompton St James CofE Primary School
St James Street, Shaw OL2 7TD 		675 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Beal Vale Primary School
Salts Street, Shaw OL2 7SY 		862 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Rushcroft Primary School
Trent Road, Shaw OL2 7YL 		1,148 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 		1,655 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4E-Act Royton and Crompton Academy
Blackshaw Lane, Royton OL2 6NT 		1,861 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Waterhead Academy
Huddersfield Road, OL4 3NY 		3,614 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Oldham Academy North
Broadway, Royton OL2 5BF 		3,679 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hollingworth Academy
Cornfield Street, Milnrow OL16 3DR 		3,820 yd Academy converter No 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 		5,086 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 		876 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kingsland School
Whitecroft Street, Watersheddings OL1 4HX 		3,087 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedElland House School
Unit 7, Roman Road, OL2 5PJ 		3,359 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hollinwood Academy
Roman Road, Hollinwood OL8 3PT 		4,648 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Chadderton Prepraratory School
Broadway, Chadderton OL9 0AD 		5,247 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
Shaw Pizza & Burgers1 Jubilee Street368 yd
Shaw Cricket ClubShaw Cricket Club, Mark Lane462 yd
N Brown Shaw RestaurantJ D Williams & Co Ltd, Briar Mill, Beal Lane491 yd
Elior UKLilac Mill, Beal Lane531 yd
Bengal Curry Pot Shaw18-20 Milnrow Road645 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The ShawsideGrains Road66 yd
Elite FitnessGrains Road66 yd
The Morning Star Inn107 Grains Road141 yd
The Shay WakeShay Wake, 10 Milnrow Road677 yd
Gin Gin Bar1 Milnrow Road693 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Chopsticks15 Grains Road141 yd
Corbett's Corner16 Linney Lane541 yd
Taffs Grocers/Takeaway92a-94a Milnrow Road580 yd
Sizzlers96a Milnrow Road580 yd
Happy Family Chippy150 Milnrow Road619 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco60-62 Market Street766 yd
Asda Stores LtdAsda Supermarket, Greenfield Lane777 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd.1 Refuge Street908 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Elite Fitness
GRAINS ROAD 		health and fitness suite65 yd
Shaw Cricket Club
Holebottom Holebottom Mark Lane 		grass pitches557 yd
George Street Playing Fields
George Street 		grass pitches791 yd
Crompton Fitness Centre (Closed)
Farrow Street 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool880 yd
Shaw Lifelong Learning Centre
HIGH STREET 		888 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 speed181.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed21.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Grains Road dangerous?

According to police statistics, there was no crime reported in Grains Road 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
Retired64
Part-Time Employee28
Self-Employed21
Student (economically inactive)11
Looking after home or family11
Long-Term Sick or disabled10
Unemployed8
Other7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles32
Human health and social work activities29
Manufacturing26
Education26
Construction17
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security10
Other8
Transport and storage8
Administrative and support service activities7
Accommodation and food service activities7
Financial and insurance activities6
Professional, scientific and technical activities6
Real estate activities5
Information and communication4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2

People

Gender

Female164
Male152

Partnership Status

Single83
Married: Opposite sex123
Married: Same sex2
Civil partnership: Same sex1
Separated6
Divorced25
Widowed15

Health

Very good health156
Good health113
Fair health36
Bad health8
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications36
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 26
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 39
Apprenticeship17
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 61
Degree or Similar 68
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi3
Indian1
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and Caribbean7
Mixed Other1
White304

Country of Birth

United Kingdom309
European Union4
Rest of Europe1
Middle East and Asia2
The Americas and the Caribbean1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK309
10+ Years8

Passport Held

United Kingdom272
Poland2
Other EU countries1
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held41

Religion

No religion127
Christian174
Jewish1
Muslim3
Not answered12
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