Gainsborough Avenue is in Oldham and in Oldham district. OL8 1AL is located in the Medlock Vale electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Oldham West and Royton. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Gainsborough Avenue, Oldham, OL8 1AL and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: OL8 1AG, OL8 1AF, OL8 1AS, OL8 1BT, OL8 1QQ, OL8 1BU, OL8 4HA, OL8 1AT, OL8 4HL.

Gainsborough Avenue Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Gainsborough Avenue are based on 155 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 OL8 1AL

Average Price
£188,794
Semi-Detached
£252,257
Terraced
£169,755
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Gainsborough Avenue

Average Price
£132,172
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Gainsborough AvenueStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
152 Gainsborough Avenue, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£124,5002017-01-31 £196,388
140 Gainsborough Avenue, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£165,0002016-11-24 £271,096
133 Gainsborough Avenue, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£145,0002015-08-28 £240,086
154 Gainsborough Avenue, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£112,0002012-09-21 £198,597
148 Gainsborough Avenue, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£127,0002010-08-23 £207,162

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Coppice Primary Academy
Burlington Avenue, Coppice OL8 1AP 		217 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Werneth Primary School
Coppice Street, OL8 4BL 		431 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Broadfield Primary School
Goddard Street, OL8 1LH 		617 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School
Heron Street, OL8 4JD 		725 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Thomas CofE Primary School
St Thomas Street, Werneth OL8 1SE 		760 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4The Hathershaw College
Bellfield Avenue, Hathershaw OL8 3EP 		965 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4Oasis Academy Oldham
Hollins Road, OL8 4JZ 		997 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Blue Coat CofE School
Egerton Street, OL1 3SQ 		2,228 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College
Broadway, Chadderton OL9 9QY 		2,629 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedOasis Academy Leesbrook
Roxbury Avenue, OL4 5JE 		2,721 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedOldham Sixth Form College
Union Street West, OL8 1XU 		1,162 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Oldham College
Rochdale Road, OL9 6AA 		1,644 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedOldham Hulme Grammar School
Chamber Road, OL8 4BX 		244 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedDarul Hadis Latifiah Northwest
Plum Street, OL8 1TJ 		1,071 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedFuture Finders Employability College
77 Union Street, OL1 1JZ 		1,256 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Springboard Project
2 Medtia Square, Phoenix Street OL1 1AN 		1,281 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
- not ratedWestwood High
Kelsall Street, OL9 6HR 		1,553 yd Other independent school Yes Girls 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
Kebabish House Oldham204-206 Ashton Road367 yd
Friends Restaurant196 Ashton Road372 yd
Blbas Grill192 Ashton Road374 yd
Shree Swaminarayan Mandir OldhamCopster Hill Road384 yd
Buzy Bee CafeThe Honeywell Centre, Hadfield Street412 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Falconers Arms1 Falcons View382 yd
Druid Arms264 Ashton Road413 yd
Famous King George257 Hollins Road512 yd
Westend Bowling ClubWest End Bowling Club, Selkirk Avenue671 yd
West Indian Sports & Social Club13 Primrose Bank778 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Di Lan's236 Ashton Road381 yd
Naeema Indian Takeaway238 Ashton Road381 yd
The Hangry Box252 Ashton Road396 yd
Plus Pizza Oldham Ltd256 Ashton Road399 yd
Freeze and Fire134 Ashton Road401 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TescoTesco, 385 Ashton Road631 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Oldham Hulme Grammar Schools
CHAMBER ROAD 		grass pitches, swimming pool376 yd
The Honeywell Community Centre (Closed)
Ashton Road 		382 yd
Werneth Cricket Club
Chamber Road 		grass pitches483 yd
Merton Playing Fields
Merton Avenue 		grass pitches576 yd
Honeywell Lane Methodist Church
HONEYWELL LANE 		621 yd
Copster Park
NORTH GATE 		tennis courts631 yd
St Augustine Of Canterbury Rc High School (Closed)
Grange Avenue 		756 yd
Fit Bodz Gym
PRIMROSE WORKS PRIMROSE WORKS PRIMROSE BANK 		health and fitness suite776 yd
Lyndhurst Primary And Nursery School
REPTON AVENUE 		grass pitches821 yd
St Thomas' Primary School
SCHOOL STREET 		artificial grass pitch827 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 86.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 86.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 86.2%

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 speed79.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed89.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Gainsborough Avenue Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2 crimes were reported near Gainsborough Avenue . 87% 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 OL8 1AL.

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

Crime Statistics

Violence And Sexual Offences 2
All Crimes 2

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of OL8 1AL.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-05Violence and sexual offencesStatus update unavailableOn or near Hadfield Street305 yd
2023-05Violence and sexual offencesStatus update unavailableOn or near Hadfield Street305 yd

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in OL8 1AL 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 family53
Full-Time Employee52
Part-Time Employee39
Student (economically inactive)27
Retired26
Other21
Self-Employed20
Long-Term Sick or disabled10
Unemployed9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles46
Manufacturing21
Transport and storage21
Human health and social work activities12
Accommodation and food service activities12
Education12
Administrative and support service activities12
Construction9
Professional, scientific and technical activities8
Other7
Financial and insurance activities5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Real estate activities3
Information and communication2

People

Gender

Female186
Male187

Partnership Status

Single74
Married: Opposite sex171
Separated5
Divorced11
Widowed6

Health

Very good health170
Good health122
Fair health62
Bad health13
Very bad health5

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications90
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 43
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 27
Apprenticeship7
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 31
Degree or Similar 63
Other5

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi44
Indian24
Pakistani192
Other Asian25
Black African8
Mixed White and African1
White34
Arab1
Other44

Country of Birth

United Kingdom199
European Union24
Rest of Europe3
Africa19
Middle East and Asia128
The Americas and the Caribbean1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK199
10+ Years107
5-10 Years12
2-5 Years33
Less than 2 years22

Passport Held

United Kingdom291
Italy7
Spain12
Poland3
Romania2
Other EU countries6
Turkey1
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa1
South and Eastern Africa1
Southern Asia28
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held23

Religion

No religion13
Christian30
Hindu23
Muslim299
Not answered9
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