Harper Street is in Oldham and in Oldham district. OL8 1BB 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 Harper Street, Oldham, OL8 1BB and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: OL8 1BA, OL8 1BG, OL8 1BN, OL8 1BD, OL8 1JG, OL8 1AZ, OL8 1BH, OL8 1HB, OL8 1JQ.

Harper Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Harper Street are based on 74 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 1BB

Average Price
£101,934
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£103,319
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£847

Estimated Average Property Prices for Harper Street

Average Price
£101,934
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Harper Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
16 Harper Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£122,5002023-01-13 £123,284
38 Harper Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£75,0002022-08-25 £78,117
35 Harper Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£122,0002022-05-16 £130,531
17 Harper Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Other, an established residential building 		£8092022-02-11 £847
20 Harper Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£60,0002021-09-01 £68,433

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Coppice Primary Academy
Burlington Avenue, Coppice OL8 1AP 		250 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Werneth Primary School
Coppice Street, OL8 4BL 		283 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Thomas CofE Primary School
St Thomas Street, Werneth OL8 1SE 		407 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Broadfield Primary School
Goddard Street, OL8 1LH 		509 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Patrick's RC Primary and Nursery School
Lee Street, OL8 1EF 		769 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 		1,318 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4Oasis Academy Oldham
Hollins Road, OL8 4JZ 		1,344 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Blue Coat CofE School
Egerton Street, OL1 3SQ 		1,826 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College
Broadway, Chadderton OL9 9QY 		2,530 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedOasis Academy Leesbrook
Roxbury Avenue, OL4 5JE 		2,598 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 		741 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Oldham College
Rochdale Road, OL9 6AA 		1,227 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 		469 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedDarul Hadis Latifiah Northwest
Plum Street, OL8 1TJ 		780 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedFuture Finders Employability College
77 Union Street, OL1 1JZ 		840 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Springboard Project
2 Medtia Square, Phoenix Street OL1 1AN 		872 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
- not ratedWestwood High
Kelsall Street, OL9 6HR 		1,203 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
Shree Swaminarayan Mandir OldhamCopster Hill Road223 yd
Sanah's Restaurant25-27 Ashton Road355 yd
Blbas Grill192 Ashton Road381 yd
Friends Restaurant196 Ashton Road393 yd
Aromas4-6 Primrose Bank399 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
West Indian Sports & Social Club13 Primrose Bank356 yd
Druid Arms264 Ashton Road594 yd
Westend Bowling ClubWest End Bowling Club, Selkirk Avenue763 yd
Oldham Deaf Social Club161-165 Park Road788 yd
Falconers Arms1 Falcons View805 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
A1 Sweet Centre130 Ashton Road240 yd
Krispy Gold Fish & Chips144 Ashton Road264 yd
Freeze and Fire134 Ashton Road293 yd
Charcoal Shawarma134 Ashton Road293 yd
Khyber Kebabs172 Crossbank Street427 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Home BargainsUnit B2 Alexandra Centre Retail Park, Park Road890 yd
TescoTesco, 385 Ashton Road925 yd
Sainsbury's60 Union Street970 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Werneth Cricket Club
Chamber Road 		grass pitches238 yd
Fit Bodz Gym
PRIMROSE WORKS PRIMROSE WORKS PRIMROSE BANK 		health and fitness suite353 yd
St Thomas' Primary School
SCHOOL STREET 		artificial grass pitch504 yd
The Honeywell Community Centre (Closed)
Ashton Road 		515 yd
Oldham Hulme Grammar Schools
CHAMBER ROAD 		grass pitches, swimming pool516 yd
Oldham Sixth Form College Sports Centre
UNION STREET WEST 		health and fitness suite, squash courts783 yd
Oldham Deaf Social Club
PARK ROAD 		787 yd
Honeywell Lane Methodist Church
HONEYWELL LANE 		824 yd
Pure Gym (Oldham)
Unit A3 Unit A3 Park Road 		health and fitness suite889 yd
Merton Playing Fields
Merton Avenue 		grass pitches892 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 speed77.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed111.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed17.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Harper Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1 crimes were reported near Harper Street . 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 OL8 1BB.

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 1
All Crimes 1

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-09Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Tay Close250 yd

Employment

OL8 1BB area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in OL8 1BB 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 family82
Full-Time Employee61
Student (economically inactive)52
Part-Time Employee43
Self-Employed37
Long-Term Sick or disabled31
Retired27
Other25
Unemployed15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)13

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles40
Human health and social work activities21
Education21
Accommodation and food service activities18
Transport and storage13
Manufacturing11
Administrative and support service activities11
Construction5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Information and communication4
Other3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 3
Professional, scientific and technical activities3
Financial and insurance activities2

People

Gender

Female309
Male307

Partnership Status

Single119
Married: Opposite sex222
Married: Same sex4
Separated10
Divorced17
Widowed14

Health

Very good health305
Good health198
Fair health75
Bad health28
Very bad health9

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications121
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 57
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 57
Apprenticeship13
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 42
Degree or Similar 76
Other23

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi129
Indian10
Pakistani332
Other Asian46
Black African9
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed Other5
White41
Other38

Country of Birth

United Kingdom368
European Union38
Africa8
Middle East and Asia201

Length of Residence

Born in the UK368
10+ Years152
5-10 Years43
2-5 Years21
Less than 2 years32

Passport Held

United Kingdom467
Ireland2
Italy38
Portugal5
Spain13
Poland3
Other EU countries9
North Africa4
Southern Asia53
No passport held24

Religion

No religion9
Christian42
Hindu5
Muslim543
Other religion1
Not answered16
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