Waterloo Street, Oldham, OL4 1EQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around OL4 1EQ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.4%	50.1%	-4.3%	51.0%	-0.9%
Male	45.6%	49.9%	4.3%	49.0%	0.9%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	31.2%	41.4%	10.2%	37.9%	3.5%
Married: Opposite sex	47.9%	46.1%	-1.8%	44.2%	1.9%
Separated	1.9%	2%	0.1%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	3.1%	3.6%	0.5%	9.1%	-5.5%
Widowed	15.9%	6.9%	-9.0%	6.1%	0.8%

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	43.6%	49.9%	6.3%	48.4%	1.5%
Good health	27.9%	31.7%	3.8%	33.6%	-1.9%
Fair health	16.9%	12.1%	-4.8%	12.7%	-0.6%
Bad health	8.4%	4.2%	-4.2%	4.0%	0.2%
Very bad health	3.1%	2%	-1.1%	1.2%	0.8%

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 1EQ this area, 34.7% 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 18.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	42.3%	34.7%	-7.6%	18.2%	16.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.2%	12.2%	-4.0%	9.6%	2.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.1%	14.9%	3.8%	13.4%	1.5%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	2.4%	1.8%	5.3%	-2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.1%	12.5%	6.4%	16.9%	-4.4%
Degree or Similar	11.1%	18.9%	7.8%	33.8%	-14.9%
Other	12.5%	4.2%	-8.3%	2.8%	1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 12% 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	21.8%	17.8%	-4.0%	1.1%	16.7%
Chinese	0.4%	0.5%	0.1%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	0%	0.2%	0.2%	3.1%	-2.9%
Pakistani	54.8%	64.3%	9.5%	2.7%	61.6%
Other Asian	3.3%	2.5%	-0.8%	1.6%	0.9%
Black African	1%	0.8%	-0.2%	2.5%	-1.7%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.0%	-1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
White	17.3%	12%	-5.3%	81.4%	-69.4%
Arab	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	1.6%	-0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 75.2% 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	69.2%	75.2%	6.0%	83.2%	-8.0%
European Union	2.6%	1%	-1.6%	6.1%	-5.1%
Africa	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	2.7%	-2.5%
Middle East and Asia	27.7%	23.6%	-4.1%	5.6%	18.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	69.2%	75.5%	6.3%	83.2%	-7.7%
10+ Years	2.9%	21.7%	18.8%	9.8%	11.9%
5-10 Years	3.3%	1.4%	-1.9%	2.9%	-1.5%
2-5 Years	4.9%	0.8%	-4.1%	2.2%	-1.4%
Less than 2 years	19.6%	0.7%	-18.9%	1.9%	-1.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	86.8%	76.7%	10.1%
Poland	0.2%	1.3%	-1.1%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	0.2%	1.5%	-1.3%
Southern Asia	3.2%	1.2%	2.0%
No passport held	9.3%	13.5%	-4.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	5%	37.2%	-32.2%
Christian	4%	46.2%	-42.2%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	83.2%	6.5%	76.7%
Not answered	7.4%	6.0%	1.4%

Safety

Is Waterloo Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Waterloo 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 2.1%.

🔎 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 1EQ, 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 Waterloo Street are based on 90 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 Waterloo Street, Oldham, OL4 1EQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for OL4 1EQ

Average Price
£196,561

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£196,561

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Waterloo Street

Average Price
£129,135

Semi-Detached
£162,718

Terraced
£120,945

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£97,541

Other
£189,148

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Waterloo Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
91 Waterloo Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£45,000	2014-08-11	£82,839
89 Waterloo Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£135,000	2011-10-28	£271,234
82 Waterloo Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, a newly built property	£129,375	2008-11-14	£233,470
91 Waterloo Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£14,000	2000-03-31	£76,168

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for OL4 1EQ

Employment

OL4 1EQ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in OL4 1EQ 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

Looking after home or family	69
Student (economically inactive)	68
Full-Time Employee	62
Retired	60
Part-Time Employee	52
Long-Term Sick or disabled	47
Other	41
Self-Employed	22
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	16
Unemployed	11

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Human health and social work activities	15
Manufacturing	14
Transport and storage	12
Education	9
Construction	8
Financial and insurance activities	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	5
Other	3
Information and communication	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Real estate 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	179 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Horton Mill Community Primary School Southlink , Glodwick OL4 1GL	3out of 4	606 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Glodwick Infant and Nursery School Glodwick Road , OL4 1AJ	4out of 4	873 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Broadfield Primary School Goddard Street , OL8 1LH	3out of 4	877 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alexandra Park Junior School Brook Lane , OL8 2BE	2out of 4	884 yd	Community school	No	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	957 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Leesbrook Roxbury Avenue , OL4 5JE	- not rated	1,777 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Hathershaw College Bellfield Avenue , Hathershaw OL8 3EP	3out of 4	1,940 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Oldham Hollins Road , OL8 4JZ	1out of 4	2,410 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Oldham Academy North Broadway , Royton OL2 5BF	3out of 4	3,000 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	852 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Oldham College Rochdale Road , OL9 6AA	- not rated	1,089 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Springboard Project 2 Medtia Square , Phoenix Street OL1 1AN	- not rated	508 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Future Finders Employability College 77 Union Street , OL1 1JZ	- not rated	588 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hollinwood Academy Roman Road , Hollinwood OL8 3PT	4out of 4	692 yd	Academy special sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Iqra High School 319 Waterloo Street , OL4 1BJ	- not rated	726 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest Plum Street , OL8 1TJ	- not rated	1,466 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	Distance
Boat House Cafe	Alexandra Park, Queens Road	272 yd
Starbucks Coffee Company	Unit C1 Alexandra Centre Retail Park, Park Road	370 yd
Kilombo	112-114 Union Street	399 yd
Age UK Oldham Catering	The Link Centre, 140 Union Street	417 yd
Tammie's Lounge	145 Union Street	446 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Oldham Deaf Social Club	161-165 Park Road	302 yd
Whittles @ Tokyo	57 Roscoe Street	381 yd
Royal Oak	178 Union Street	469 yd
Fox and Pine	18 Greaves Street	529 yd
Hark To Topper	5 Bow Street	532 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Glodwick Chippy	40 Minton Street	221 yd
AI Takeaway	269 Park Road	242 yd
Punjab	167 Waterloo Street	262 yd
Palace Kebab House	187 Waterloo Street	293 yd
Ibby's	46 Barlow Street	334 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Home Bargains	Unit B2 Alexandra Centre Retail Park, Park Road	257 yd
Sainsbury's	60 Union Street	509 yd
Home Bargains	9-11 Market Place	834 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Greenhill Academy HARMONY STREET	artificial grass pitch	156 yd
Pure Gym (Oldham) Unit A3 Unit A3 Park Road	health and fitness suite	262 yd
Oldham Deaf Social Club PARK ROAD		304 yd
Al'Z Gym 23-25 23-25 BOW STREET	health and fitness suite	487 yd
Alexandra Park ALAEXANDRA PARK ALAEXANDRA PARK KINGS ROAD	tennis courts	539 yd
Glodwick Pool (Closed) Nugget Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	642 yd
St Marks Parish Hall Glodwick Rd		700 yd
Alexandra Park Junior School BROOK LANE	grass pitches	797 yd
Oldham Sports Centre (Closed) Lord Street	health and fitness suite, indoor bowls, squash courts, swimming pool	837 yd
Fit Bodz Gym PRIMROSE WORKS PRIMROSE WORKS PRIMROSE BANK	health and fitness suite	874 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	58.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	58.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	58.8%

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	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	72.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of OL4 1EQ