Brompton Street, Oldham, OL4 1AB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around OL4 1AB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.5%	51.2%	1.7%	51.0%	0.2%
Male	50.5%	48.8%	-1.7%	49.0%	-0.2%

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 vicinity of OL4 1AB there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 53.2% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	31.5%	36.2%	4.7%	37.9%	-1.7%
Married: Opposite sex	57.3%	53.2%	-4.1%	44.2%	9.0%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	3.7%	4.1%	0.4%	2.2%	1.9%
Divorced	3.1%	1.8%	-1.3%	9.1%	-7.3%
Widowed	4.5%	4.1%	-0.4%	6.1%	-2.0%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	48.1%	48%	-0.1%	48.4%	-0.4%
Good health	32.3%	30.3%	-2.0%	33.6%	-3.3%
Fair health	13.2%	14.2%	1.0%	12.7%	1.5%
Bad health	5.5%	4.9%	-0.6%	4.0%	0.9%
Very bad health	0.9%	2.5%	1.6%	1.2%	1.3%

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 OL4 1AB this area, 32.1% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 21.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	44.7%	32.1%	-12.6%	18.2%	13.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.3%	14.2%	-4.1%	9.6%	4.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.8%	14.4%	2.6%	13.4%	1.0%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	1.4%	0.3%	5.3%	-3.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.7%	13.5%	6.8%	16.9%	-3.4%
Degree or Similar	9.8%	21.6%	11.8%	33.8%	-12.2%
Other	7.6%	2.8%	-4.8%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 0% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	26.3%	25.5%	-0.8%	1.1%	24.4%
Chinese	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0%	0.8%	0.8%	3.1%	-2.3%
Pakistani	69.2%	65.4%	-3.8%	2.7%	62.7%
Other Asian	0.7%	5.6%	4.9%	1.6%	4.0%
Black Caribbean	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	1.0%	-0.5%
Other Black	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
White	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	81.4%	-81.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Other	0.5%	1%	0.5%	1.6%	-0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 65% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.9%	65%	7.1%	83.2%	-18.2%
European Union	1%	1.5%	0.5%	6.1%	-4.6%
Middle East and Asia	40.4%	32.6%	-7.8%	5.6%	27.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.5%	-0.2%	1.3%	-0.8%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.9%	64.7%	6.8%	83.2%	-18.5%
10+ Years	4.8%	26.2%	21.4%	9.8%	16.4%
5-10 Years	4.1%	2.5%	-1.6%	2.9%	-0.4%
2-5 Years	4.1%	4.4%	0.3%	2.2%	2.2%
Less than 2 years	29%	2.2%	-26.8%	1.9%	0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	87.6%	76.7%	10.9%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Romania	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Southern Asia	5.8%	1.2%	4.6%
No passport held	4.1%	13.5%	-9.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Christian	1.9%	46.2%	-44.3%
Muslim	93.6%	6.5%	87.1%
Not answered	4.6%	6.0%	-1.4%

Safety

Is Brompton Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Brompton Street was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Alexandra 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 risen by about 7.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 92% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£32,800

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in OL4 1AB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 3/10 (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 - 9/10 (very 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) - 6/10 (average )
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) - 10/10 (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 Brompton Street are based on 85 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 Brompton Street, Oldham, OL4 1AB

Estimated Average Property Prices for OL4 1AB

Average Price
£122,713

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£122,713

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Brompton Street

Average Price
£136,643

Semi-Detached
£175,675

Terraced
£137,252

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£154,735

Other
£29,614

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Brompton Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
31 Brompton Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£80,000	2020-08-27	£118,013
31 Brompton Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£80,000	2018-12-12	£126,141
20 Brompton Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£75,000	2010-06-11	£136,465
18 Brompton Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£60,000	2010-05-26	£112,334
21 Brompton Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£80,000	2009-10-01	£151,325

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for OL4 1AB

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in OL4 1AB 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 Employee	82
Looking after home or family	82
Student (economically inactive)	65
Part-Time Employee	53
Other	41
Retired	35
Long-Term Sick or disabled	25
Unemployed	22
Self-Employed	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	41
Accommodation and food service activities	24
Transport and storage	14
Manufacturing	8
Education	8
Human health and social work activities	8
Construction	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Other	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Information and communication	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greenhill Academy Harmony Street , Glodwick OL4 1RR	4out of 4	169 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alexandra Park Junior School Brook Lane , OL8 2BE	2out of 4	545 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Glodwick Infant and Nursery School Glodwick Road , OL4 1AJ	4out of 4	569 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Horton Mill Community Primary School Southlink , Glodwick OL4 1GL	3out of 4	591 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Broadfield Primary School Goddard Street , OL8 1LH	3out of 4	823 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Blue Coat CofE School Egerton Street , OL1 3SQ	4out of 4	1,231 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Leesbrook Roxbury Avenue , OL4 5JE	- not rated	1,494 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Hathershaw College Bellfield Avenue , Hathershaw OL8 3EP	3out of 4	1,772 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Oldham Hollins Road , OL8 4JZ	1out of 4	2,423 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waterhead Academy Huddersfield Road , OL4 3NY	2out of 4	2,946 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oldham Sixth Form College Union Street West , OL8 1XU	- not rated	1,137 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Oldham College Rochdale Road , OL9 6AA	- not rated	1,425 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Iqra High School 319 Waterloo Street , OL4 1BJ	- not rated	423 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Springboard Project 2 Medtia Square , Phoenix Street OL1 1AN	- not rated	823 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Future Finders Employability College 77 Union Street , OL1 1JZ	- not rated	896 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hollinwood Academy Roman Road , Hollinwood OL8 3PT	4out of 4	1,007 yd	Academy special sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Oldham Hulme Grammar School Chamber Road , OL8 4BX	- not rated	1,602 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
Boat House Cafe	Alexandra Park, Queens Road	252 yd
Starbucks Coffee Company	Unit C1 Alexandra Centre Retail Park, Park Road	631 yd
Age UK Oldham Catering	The Link Centre, 140 Union Street	723 yd
Kilombo	112-114 Union Street	725 yd
Tammie's Lounge	145 Union Street	758 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Oldham Deaf Social Club	161-165 Park Road	468 yd
Whittles @ Tokyo	57 Roscoe Street	678 yd
Royal Oak	178 Union Street	742 yd
Miljul Chai House	119 Yorkshire Street	837 yd
Bridge Inn	31 Moorhey Street	839 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Palace Kebab House	187 Waterloo Street	102 yd
Punjab	167 Waterloo Street	141 yd
Suave Dessert House	2a Morris Street	162 yd
Glodwick Chippy	40 Minton Street	174 yd
AI Takeaway	269 Park Road	193 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Home Bargains	Unit B2 Alexandra Centre Retail Park, Park Road	551 yd
Sainsbury's	60 Union Street	841 yd
One Stop	286-290 Lees Road	1,056 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Alexandra Park ALAEXANDRA PARK ALAEXANDRA PARK KINGS ROAD	tennis courts	356 yd
Greenhill Academy HARMONY STREET	artificial grass pitch	378 yd
St Marks Parish Hall Glodwick Rd		396 yd
Alexandra Park Junior School BROOK LANE	grass pitches	468 yd
Oldham Deaf Social Club PARK ROAD		468 yd
Glodwick Pool (Closed) Nugget Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	481 yd
Pure Gym (Oldham) Unit A3 Unit A3 Park Road	health and fitness suite	556 yd
Tate Street Tate Street	grass pitches	588 yd
Al'Z Gym 23-25 23-25 BOW STREET	health and fitness suite	811 yd
Snipe Clough ASHVILLE COURT	grass pitches	886 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	90 Mbit/s
Average download speed	110.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of OL4 1AB