Kingsway Close is in Oldham and in Oldham district. OL8 1BE is located in the Werneth electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Oldham West and Royton. This postcode has been in use since 1990-02-01.
StreetScan combines information about Kingsway Close, Oldham, OL8 1BE and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: OL8 1HR, OL8 1RU, OL8 1HS, OL8 1BD, OL8 1HZ, OL8 1HW, OL8 1JA, OL8 1HL, OL8 1BG.

Kingsway Close Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Kingsway Close are based on 35 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 1BE

Average Price
£147,005
Semi-Detached
£170,195
Terraced
£129,016
Detached
£160,451
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Kingsway Close

Average Price
£147,005
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Kingsway CloseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
28 Kingsway Close, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£110,0002022-12-01 £108,867
15 Kingsway Close, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£125,0002022-02-18 £136,347
20 Kingsway Close, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£90,0002019-11-15 £122,249
25 Kingsway Close, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£63,0002019-04-26 £92,224
4 Kingsway Close, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£110,0002019-04-12 £162,997

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4St Thomas CofE Primary School
St Thomas Street, Werneth OL8 1SE 		210 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Werneth Primary School
Coppice Street, OL8 4BL 		255 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Coppice Primary Academy
Burlington Avenue, Coppice OL8 1AP 		367 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Patrick's RC Primary and Nursery School
Lee Street, OL8 1EF 		587 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Broadfield Primary School
Goddard Street, OL8 1LH 		678 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4Oasis Academy Oldham
Hollins Road, OL8 4JZ 		1,406 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Hathershaw College
Bellfield Avenue, Hathershaw OL8 3EP 		1,506 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Blue Coat CofE School
Egerton Street, OL1 3SQ 		1,758 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College
Broadway, Chadderton OL9 9QY 		2,371 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedOasis Academy Leesbrook
Roxbury Avenue, OL4 5JE 		2,714 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 		605 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Oldham College
Rochdale Road, OL9 6AA 		1,074 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 		545 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedDarul Hadis Latifiah Northwest
Plum Street, OL8 1TJ 		588 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedFuture Finders Employability College
77 Union Street, OL1 1JZ 		760 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Springboard Project
2 Medtia Square, Phoenix Street OL1 1AN 		807 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
- not ratedWestwood High
Kelsall Street, OL9 6HR 		1,009 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
Aromas4-6 Primrose Bank313 yd
Sanah's Restaurant25-27 Ashton Road328 yd
Sumosushi BarUnit 4, Thornton House, Crossbank Street336 yd
Shree Swaminarayan Mandir OldhamCopster Hill Road415 yd
SAWN - Coffee Mornings1 Eldon Precinct416 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
West Indian Sports & Social Club13 Primrose Bank278 yd
Westend Bowling ClubWest End Bowling Club, Selkirk Avenue727 yd
Druid Arms264 Ashton Road790 yd
Oldham Deaf Social Club161-165 Park Road823 yd
Banktop TavernBank Top Tavern, King Square, King Street843 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Khyber Kebabs172 Crossbank Street338 yd
Shack 27133 Lee Street354 yd
A1 Sweet Centre130 Ashton Road423 yd
Krispy Gold Fish & Chips144 Ashton Road451 yd
Freeze and Fire134 Ashton Road484 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Home BargainsUnit B2 Alexandra Centre Retail Park, Park Road885 yd
Sainsbury's60 Union Street901 yd
Home Bargains9-11 Market Place1,090 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Werneth Cricket Club
Chamber Road 		grass pitches167 yd
Fit Bodz Gym
PRIMROSE WORKS PRIMROSE WORKS PRIMROSE BANK 		health and fitness suite263 yd
St Thomas' Primary School
SCHOOL STREET 		artificial grass pitch310 yd
Oldham Hulme Grammar Schools
CHAMBER ROAD 		grass pitches, swimming pool543 yd
Oldham Sixth Form College Sports Centre
UNION STREET WEST 		health and fitness suite, squash courts627 yd
The Honeywell Community Centre (Closed)
Ashton Road 		711 yd
Kicks Leisure (Avant) (Closed)
Windsor Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool779 yd
Oldham Deaf Social Club
PARK ROAD 		823 yd
Werneth Park
FREDERICK STREET 		tennis courts873 yd
Pure Gym (Oldham)
Unit A3 Unit A3 Park Road 		health and fitness suite883 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 speed79.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed128.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed18.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Kingsway Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1 crimes were reported near Kingsway Close . 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 1BE.

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 1BE.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-09Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Tay Close105 yd

Employment

OL8 1BE area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% 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 1BE 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 Employee89
Looking after home or family73
Part-Time Employee54
Student (economically inactive)50
Retired41
Other36
Self-Employed36
Unemployed26
Long-Term Sick or disabled18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)11

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles39
Transport and storage25
Accommodation and food service activities18
Human health and social work activities17
Education15
Manufacturing13
Construction9
Professional, scientific and technical activities7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Real estate activities4
Administrative and support service activities4
Other3
Financial and insurance activities2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2
Information and communication1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female303
Male295

Partnership Status

Single152
Married: Opposite sex224
Separated14
Divorced21
Widowed22

Health

Very good health329
Good health160
Fair health73
Bad health26
Very bad health10

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications142
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 45
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 50
Apprenticeship13
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 73
Degree or Similar 96
Other13

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi127
Pakistani294
Other Asian36
Black African15
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other1
White66
Arab13
Other41

Country of Birth

United Kingdom363
European Union31
Africa9
Middle East and Asia194
The Americas and the Caribbean2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK363
10+ Years154
5-10 Years27
2-5 Years33
Less than 2 years18

Passport Held

United Kingdom477
Germany2
Italy6
Portugal6
Spain11
Poland4
Romania7
Other EU countries5
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa1
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East3
Southern Asia44
No passport held29

Religion

No religion23
Christian61
Muslim479
Not answered37
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