The Lows is in Oldham and in Oldham district. OL4 1AQ is located in the St Mary's 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 The Lows, Oldham, OL4 1AQ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: OL4 1AS, OL4 1BU, OL4 1QT, OL4 1BY, OL4 1QP, OL4 1QW, OL4 1BX, OL4 1QR, OL4 1QL.

The Lows Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on The Lows are based on 37 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 OL4 1AQ

Average Price
£170,024
Semi-Detached
£179,702
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£671

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Lows

Average Price
£170,024
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The LowsStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
10 The Lows, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£127,0002021-12-17 £144,286
21 The Lows, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£110,0002020-06-12 £148,325
23 The Lows, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Other, an established residential building 		£6002019-11-11 £740
6 The Lows, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Other, an established residential building 		£4802019-09-12 £601
21 The Lows, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£95,0002018-09-06 £137,592

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Glodwick Infant and Nursery School
Glodwick Road , OL4 1AJ 		4out of 4 64 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Alexandra Park Junior School
Brook Lane , OL8 2BE 		2out of 4 517 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Roundthorn Primary Academy
Roundthorn Road , OL4 5LN 		4out of 4 640 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Horton Mill Community Primary School
Southlink , Glodwick OL4 1GL 		3out of 4 666 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Greenhill Academy
Harmony Street , Glodwick OL4 1RR 		4out of 4 755 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oasis Academy Leesbrook
Roxbury Avenue , OL4 5JE 		- not rated 867 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Blue Coat CofE School
Egerton Street , OL1 3SQ 		4out of 4 1,558 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Hathershaw College
Bellfield Avenue , Hathershaw OL8 3EP 		3out of 4 2,018 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Waterhead Academy
Huddersfield Road , OL4 3NY 		2out of 4 2,520 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy Oldham
Hollins Road , OL8 4JZ 		1out of 4 2,898 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 1,759 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
The Oldham College
Rochdale Road , OL9 6AA 		- not rated 2,004 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 205 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Springboard Project
2 Medtia Square , Phoenix Street OL1 1AN 		- not rated 1,430 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Hollinwood Academy
Roman Road , Hollinwood OL8 3PT 		4out of 4 1,442 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Future Finders Employability College
77 Union Street , OL1 1JZ 		- not rated 1,507 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lawrence House
The Coach House , Dean Terrace OL6 8AJ 		- not rated 1,986 yd Other independent school No Boys 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
New Earth St Sandwich Bar1 New Earth Street432 yd
The New Sagor272-274 Lees Road663 yd
Sugar Rush Creamery Ltd173 Lees Road781 yd
Shish Cafe173-175 Lees Road785 yd
Boat House CafeAlexandra Park, Queens Road875 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Hawthorn Inn365 Roundthorn Road540 yd
Bridge Inn31 Moorhey Street685 yd
Manor InnManor Inn, 358 Abbey Hills Road807 yd
Friendship Inn495 Lees Road897 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
King Kebab Peri Peri86 Roundthorn Road184 yd
Jade Garden144 Roundthorn Road200 yd
Mamas Pizza Oldham Ltd4 Glodwick Road243 yd
Al Raees8 Glodwick Road250 yd
Chaska Takeaway151 Glodwick Road254 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
One Stop286-290 Lees Road633 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
St Marks Parish Hall
Glodwick Rd 		231 yd
Glodwick Pool (Closed)
Nugget Street 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool411 yd
Tate Street
Tate Street 		grass pitches540 yd
Alexandra Park Junior School
BROOK LANE 		grass pitches570 yd
Glodwick Cricket Club
WARREN LANE 		grass pitches739 yd
Waterhead Academy (Roxbury Campus) (Closed)
Roxbury Avenue 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool759 yd
Alexandra Park
ALAEXANDRA PARK ALAEXANDRA PARK KINGS ROAD 		tennis courts853 yd
Snipe Clough
ASHVILLE COURT 		grass pitches879 yd
Greenhill Academy
HARMONY STREET 		artificial grass pitch999 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 speed144.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed40 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is The Lows Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1 crimes were reported near The Lows . 89% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very safe. The most common type of crime was all crimes. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of OL4 1AQ.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for The Lows, Oldham, OL4 1AQ

Employment

OL4 1AQ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 3% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in OL4 1AQ 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 Employee44
Self-Employed39
Looking after home or family26
Retired25
Student (economically inactive)25
Part-Time Employee24
Full-Time Student (with or without job)10
Other7
Unemployed7
Long-Term Sick or disabled5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles20
Transport and storage15
Manufacturing12
Human health and social work activities11
Construction7
Accommodation and food service activities7
Education7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Administrative and support service activities2
Professional, scientific and technical activities2
Information and communication2
Financial and insurance activities2
Other1

People

Gender

Female149
Male142

Partnership Status

Single65
Married: Opposite sex123
Separated2
Divorced13
Widowed12

Health

Very good health139
Good health99
Fair health45
Bad health10

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications60
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 22
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 25
Apprenticeship8
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 45
Degree or Similar 49
Other5

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi11
Chinese5
Indian3
Pakistani193
Other Asian11
Black Caribbean6
Mixed White and Asian7
Mixed White and Caribbean2
White37
Other17

Country of Birth

United Kingdom185
European Union7
Rest of Europe1
Africa3
Middle East and Asia90
The Americas and the Caribbean6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK185
10+ Years72
5-10 Years13
2-5 Years16
Less than 2 years6

Passport Held

United Kingdom228
Italy2
Poland3
Other EU countries5
Turkey1
Southern Asia28
South-East Asia1
No passport held26

Religion

No religion14
Christian35
Hindu2
Muslim236
Not answered3
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