Market Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8NH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding OL2 8NH has a slightly higher male population, with 51.2% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.1%	48.8%	-3.3%	51.0%	-2.2%
Male	47.9%	51.2%	3.3%	49.0%	2.2%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around OL2 8NH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.4% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	37%	56.4%	19.4%	37.9%	18.5%
Married: Opposite sex	16.8%	11.7%	-5.1%	44.2%	-32.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Separated	6.4%	5%	-1.4%	2.2%	2.8%
Divorced	24.3%	17.3%	-7.0%	9.1%	8.2%
Widowed	15.6%	8.4%	-7.2%	6.1%	2.3%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (55.6%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	17.6%	29%	11.4%	48.4%	-19.4%
Good health	34.6%	26.6%	-8.0%	33.6%	-7.0%
Fair health	25%	24.2%	-0.8%	12.7%	11.5%
Bad health	19.7%	17.9%	-1.8%	4.0%	13.9%
Very bad health	3.2%	2.4%	-0.8%	1.2%	1.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around OL2 8NH this area, 33.7% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	57.8%	33.7%	-24.1%	18.2%	15.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.7%	9%	-3.7%	9.6%	-0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.1%	11.8%	3.7%	13.4%	-1.6%
Apprenticeship	2.3%	8.4%	6.1%	5.3%	3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.4%	10.7%	0.3%	16.9%	-6.2%
Degree or Similar	6.9%	23%	16.1%	33.8%	-10.8%
Other	1.7%	3.4%	1.7%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 92.2% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	1%	1.0%	1.1%	-0.1%
Indian	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	3.2%	1%	-2.2%	2.7%	-1.7%
Other Asian	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.6%	-1.1%
Black African	0.5%	1.9%	1.4%	2.5%	-0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	1%	1.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	0.5%	-1.1%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	1.1%	0.5%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	93.1%	92.2%	-0.9%	81.4%	10.8%
Arab	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.6%	-1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 85% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	94.7%	85%	-9.7%	83.2%	1.8%
European Union	1.1%	11.7%	10.6%	6.1%	5.6%
Africa	2.1%	1.9%	-0.2%	2.7%	-0.8%
Middle East and Asia	1.1%	1.5%	0.4%	5.6%	-4.1%
British Overseas	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	94.1%	84.5%	-9.6%	83.2%	1.3%
10+ Years	1.1%	6.3%	5.2%	9.8%	-3.5%
5-10 Years	0%	6.8%	6.8%	2.9%	3.9%
2-5 Years	1.6%	2.4%	0.8%	2.2%	0.2%
Less than 2 years	3.2%	0%	-3.2%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	54.6%	76.7%	-22.1%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Romania	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other EU countries	8.2%	1.5%	6.7%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	32.4%	13.5%	18.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.7%	37.2%	-5.5%
Christian	61.1%	46.2%	14.9%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	2.4%	6.5%	-4.1%
Not answered	4.3%	6.0%	-1.7%

Safety

Is Market Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Market Street was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Crompton average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -25.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 61% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£41,900

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in OL2 8NH, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Market Street are based on 47 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.

House Prices for Market Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8NH

Estimated Average Property Prices for OL2 8NH

Average Price
£224,687

Semi-Detached
£192,378

Terraced
£223,573

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£234,874

Estimated Average Property Prices for Market Street

Average Price
£319,707

Semi-Detached
£215,449

Terraced
£234,308

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£113,383

Other
£455,963

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Market Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Rear Of 18 Market Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Other, an established residential building	£55,000	2023-10-06	£59,341
8 Market Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Other, an established residential building	£292,500	2023-06-28	£319,414
60 - 62 Market Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Other, an established residential building	£554,000	2021-06-17	£643,355
6 Market Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Other, an established residential building	£66,000	2021-06-11	£76,645
14 Market Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£50,000	2021-04-30	£66,997

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for OL2 8NH

Employment

Economic Activity

Retired	44
Full-Time Employee	39
Long-Term Sick or disabled	36
Looking after home or family	15
Part-Time Employee	13
Other	12
Unemployed	9
Self-Employed	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Student (economically inactive)	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Human health and social work activities	6
Construction	5
Education	4
Manufacturing	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Transport and storage	2
Administrative and support service activities	1
Information and communication	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Beal Vale Primary School Salts Street , Shaw OL2 7SY	3out of 4	436 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School St James Street , Shaw OL2 7TD	3out of 4	451 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Crompton Primary School Longfield Road , Shaw OL2 7HD	3out of 4	669 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
East Crompton St George's CofE School George Street , Shaw OL2 8AX	3out of 4	1,008 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School Oldham Road , Shaw OL2 8SZ	4out of 4	1,030 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Crompton House Church of England Academy Rochdale Road , Shaw OL2 7HS	3out of 4	1,031 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
E-Act Royton and Crompton Academy Blackshaw Lane , Royton OL2 6NT	1out of 4	1,257 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Oldham Academy North Broadway , Royton OL2 5BF	3out of 4	2,987 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Cuthbert's RC High School Shaw Road , Thornham OL16 4RX	2out of 4	3,522 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Waterhead Academy Huddersfield Road , OL4 3NY	2out of 4	3,703 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Oldham College Rochdale Road , OL9 6AA	- not rated	4,572 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oldham Sixth Form College Union Street West , OL8 1XU	- not rated	4,988 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Farrowdale House School Farrowdale House Farrow st , Shaw OL2 7AD	- not rated	123 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Elland House School Unit 7, Roman Road , OL2 5PJ	- not rated	2,649 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingsland School Whitecroft Street , Watersheddings OL1 4HX	3out of 4	2,965 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hollinwood Academy Roman Road , Hollinwood OL8 3PT	4out of 4	4,218 yd	Academy special sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Chadderton Prepraratory School Broadway , Chadderton OL9 0AD	- not rated	4,548 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	Distance
Naughty But Nice	44 Market Street	6 yd
Delaney's	7 Market Street	30 yd
Donnelly's	45 Market Street	30 yd
Age UK Oldham	Hope Church, 30 Eastway	120 yd
Dolphin Fish Bar	5 Rochdale Road	124 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Coach & Horses	1 Market Street	30 yd
Blue Bell Hotel	Blue Bell, 11-13 Market Street	30 yd
Playhouse 2	Play House 2, 2 Newtown Street	98 yd
Pineapple Inn	2 Rochdale Road	124 yd
Gin Gin Bar	1 Milnrow Road	129 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Armstrongs Fish & Chips	39 Market Street	30 yd
Bella Napoli Ltd	9 Market Street	30 yd
Capitanos	27 Market Street	30 yd
Walt's Brews & Bites	55 Market Place, Westway	65 yd
Shaw Fried Chicken	29 Rochdale Road	136 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	60-62 Market Street	6 yd
Asda Stores Ltd	Asda Supermarket, Greenfield Lane	218 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd.	1 Refuge Street	302 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Crompton Fitness Centre (Closed) Farrow Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	153 yd
Shaw Lifelong Learning Centre HIGH STREET		201 yd
Elite Fitness GRAINS ROAD	health and fitness suite	698 yd
New Barn Annersley Avenue	grass pitches	785 yd
Crompton Cricket Club DUCHESS STREET	grass pitches	805 yd
George Street Playing Fields George Street	grass pitches	1,074 yd

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/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	77.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	71.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.77 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.77 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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