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

Nearby postcodes are: OL2 8JF, OL2 8JR, OL2 8JT, OL2 8HZ, OL2 8JQ, OL2 8JS, OL2 8JA, OL2 8JN, OL2 8JE.

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 8JG

Average Price
£211,302
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£211,302
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

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
10A Bank House Grains Road, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£110,0002020-01-10 £150,013
8 Bank House Grains Road, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£157,5822011-04-28 £283,541
8 Bank House Grains Road, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£120,0002010-02-15 £200,351

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 		347 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Buckstones Primary School
Delamere Avenue, Shaw OL2 8HN 		648 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4East Crompton St James CofE Primary School
St James Street, Shaw OL2 7TD 		670 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Beal Vale Primary School
Salts Street, Shaw OL2 7SY 		852 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Rushcroft Primary School
Trent Road, Shaw OL2 7YL 		1,162 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 		1,640 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4E-Act Royton and Crompton Academy
Blackshaw Lane, Royton OL2 6NT 		1,815 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Waterhead Academy
Huddersfield Road, OL4 3NY 		3,581 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Oldham Academy North
Broadway, Royton OL2 5BF 		3,635 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hollingworth Academy
Cornfield Street, Milnrow OL16 3DR 		3,852 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 		5,038 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedOldham Sixth Form College
Union Street West, OL8 1XU 		5,421 yd Academy 16-19 converter 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 		842 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kingsland School
Whitecroft Street, Watersheddings OL1 4HX 		3,045 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedElland House School
Unit 7, Roman Road, OL2 5PJ 		3,317 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hollinwood Academy
Roman Road, Hollinwood OL8 3PT 		4,601 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Chadderton Prepraratory School
Broadway, Chadderton OL9 0AD 		5,203 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 Street324 yd
N Brown Shaw RestaurantJ D Williams & Co Ltd, Briar Mill, Beal Lane447 yd
Shaw Cricket ClubShaw Cricket Club, Mark Lane447 yd
Elior UKLilac Mill, Beal Lane484 yd
Bengal Curry Pot Shaw18-20 Milnrow Road621 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The ShawsideGrains Road67 yd
Elite FitnessGrains Road67 yd
The Morning Star Inn107 Grains Road95 yd
The Shay WakeShay Wake, 10 Milnrow Road652 yd
Gin Gin Bar1 Milnrow Road666 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Chopsticks15 Grains Road95 yd
Corbett's Corner16 Linney Lane542 yd
Taffs Grocers/Takeaway92a-94a Milnrow Road570 yd
Sizzlers96a Milnrow Road570 yd
The 88 Chinese TakeawayUnit 12, Greensway Shopping Ce, Milnrow Road625 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco60-62 Market Street733 yd
Asda Stores LtdAsda Supermarket, Greenfield Lane736 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd.1 Refuge Street866 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Elite Fitness
GRAINS ROAD 		health and fitness suite57 yd
Shaw Cricket Club
Holebottom Holebottom Mark Lane 		grass pitches541 yd
George Street Playing Fields
George Street 		grass pitches824 yd
Crompton Fitness Centre (Closed)
Farrow Street 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool843 yd
Shaw Lifelong Learning Centre
HIGH STREET 		849 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%

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

OL2 8JG area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 7% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in OL2 8JG area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee91
Part-Time Employee24
Retired18
Looking after home or family16
Unemployed15
Student (economically inactive)15
Self-Employed13
Long-Term Sick or disabled12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)8
Other7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles48
Human health and social work activities21
Manufacturing12
Education12
Accommodation and food service activities11
Administrative and support service activities8
Construction7
Other5
Transport and storage4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Financial and insurance activities4
Real estate activities3
Information and communication2

People

Gender

Female172
Male135

Partnership Status

Single117
Married: Opposite sex68
Married: Same sex2
Separated4
Divorced19
Widowed7

Health

Very good health139
Good health113
Fair health41
Bad health9
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications49
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 20
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 43
Apprenticeship14
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 35
Degree or Similar 53
Other3

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese4
Pakistani7
Black African9
Other Black2
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean2
White279
Other2

Country of Birth

United Kingdom280
European Union14
Africa5
Middle East and Asia6
The Americas and the Caribbean3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK280
10+ Years7
5-10 Years12
2-5 Years7
Less than 2 years1

Passport Held

United Kingdom220
Spain6
Romania3
Other EU countries5
Central and Western Africa4
South and Eastern Africa1
Eastern Asia2
Southern Asia1
Central and South America1
No passport held64

Religion

No religion96
Christian187
Buddhist1
Muslim7
Not answered16
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