Matthew Close is in Oldham and in Oldham district. OL8 2XB is located in the Alexandra electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Oldham East and Saddleworth. This postcode has been in use since 1992-08-01.
StreetScan combines information about Matthew Close, Oldham, OL8 2XB and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: OL8 2XA, OL8 2HY, OL8 2JB, OL8 2JA, OL8 2XD, OL8 2JL, OL8 2JJ, OL8 2XH, OL8 2XE.

Matthew Close Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Matthew Close are based on 69 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 2XB

Average Price
£278,564
Semi-Detached
£243,375
Terraced
£220,346
Detached
£312,731
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Matthew Close

Average Price
£278,564
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Matthew CloseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
29 Matthew Close, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Detached, an established residential building 		£280,0002022-02-25 £302,860
8 Matthew Close, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Detached, an established residential building 		£270,5002021-07-30 £322,141
22 Matthew Close, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£147,5002019-04-04 £218,564
19 Matthew Close, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£152,0002018-12-20 £221,446
4 Matthew Close, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Detached, an established residential building 		£172,0002017-12-01 £261,498

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Alexandra Park Junior School
Brook Lane, OL8 2BE 		570 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Glodwick Infant and Nursery School
Glodwick Road, OL4 1AJ 		762 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Roundthorn Primary Academy
Roundthorn Road, OL4 5LN 		804 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Alt Academy
Alt Lane, OL8 2EL 		869 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
1out of 4Medlock Valley Primary School
Deanshut Road, Fitton Hill OL8 2PN 		973 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedOasis Academy Leesbrook
Roxbury Avenue, OL4 5JE 		1,021 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Hathershaw College
Bellfield Avenue, Hathershaw OL8 3EP 		1,572 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Blue Coat CofE School
Egerton Street, OL1 3SQ 		2,266 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4Oasis Academy Oldham
Hollins Road, OL8 4JZ 		2,691 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Damian's RC Science College
Lees Road, OL6 8BH 		2,701 yd Voluntary aided school No 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 		2,144 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Oldham College
Rochdale Road, OL9 6AA 		2,504 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedAshton Sixth Form College
Darnton Road, OL6 9RL 		4,709 yd Academy 16-19 converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedTameside College
Beaufort Road, OL6 6NX 		5,111 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedIqra High School
319 Waterloo Street, OL4 1BJ 		841 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLawrence House
The Coach House, Dean Terrace OL6 8AJ 		1,216 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedThe Springboard Project
2 Medtia Square, Phoenix Street OL1 1AN 		1,886 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
- not ratedFuture Finders Employability College
77 Union Street, OL1 1JZ 		1,949 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hollinwood Academy
Roman Road, Hollinwood OL8 3PT 		2,091 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed 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
Cafe Alt50-54 Alt Tenants And Residents Association, Cherry Avenue550 yd
New Earth St Sandwich Bar1 New Earth Street934 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Manor InnManor Inn, 358 Abbey Hills Road326 yd
The Hawthorn Inn365 Roundthorn Road692 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Kingdo House311 Abbey Hills Road382 yd
Flavaz317 Abbey Hills Road395 yd
Burglicious16 Abbey Hills Road683 yd
Al Raees8 Glodwick Road806 yd
Mamas Pizza Oldham Ltd4 Glodwick Road815 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Glodwick Cricket Club
WARREN LANE 		grass pitches110 yd
Snipe Clough
ASHVILLE COURT 		grass pitches490 yd
Tate Street
Tate Street 		grass pitches532 yd
Alexandra Park Junior School
BROOK LANE 		grass pitches672 yd
St Marks Parish Hall
Glodwick Rd 		856 yd
Waterhead Academy (Roxbury Campus) (Closed)
Roxbury Avenue 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool963 yd
Alexandra Park
ALAEXANDRA PARK ALAEXANDRA PARK KINGS ROAD 		tennis courts1,066 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 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

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 speed56.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed53.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed76.47 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed76.47 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed15.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed14.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Matthew Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1 crimes were reported near Matthew 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 2XB.

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 2XB.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-08Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Waltham Street486 yd

Employment

OL8 2XB area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 12% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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 OL8 2XB 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 Employee123
Self-Employed54
Part-Time Employee46
Student (economically inactive)40
Looking after home or family34
Retired31
Long-Term Sick or disabled27
Unemployed11
Other9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles53
Education27
Human health and social work activities23
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security17
Transport and storage16
Accommodation and food service activities16
Manufacturing15
Administrative and support service activities12
Construction11
Other7
Professional, scientific and technical activities7
Information and communication6
Financial and insurance activities4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Real estate activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female277
Male257

Partnership Status

Single137
Married: Opposite sex200
Married: Same sex1
Separated11
Divorced28
Widowed6

Health

Very good health276
Good health166
Fair health61
Bad health19
Very bad health12

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications84
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 48
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 48
Apprenticeship18
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 69
Degree or Similar 106
Other9

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi72
Chinese5
Indian5
Pakistani156
Other Asian13
Black African18
Black Caribbean4
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and African2
Mixed Other4
White243
Arab5
Other7

Country of Birth

United Kingdom414
European Union24
Rest of Europe2
Africa12
Middle East and Asia81
The Americas and the Caribbean1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK414
10+ Years80
5-10 Years10
2-5 Years20
Less than 2 years9

Passport Held

United Kingdom424
Ireland5
Germany4
Italy1
Portugal2
Spain3
Lithuania1
Romania3
Other EU countries7
Other Europe1
North Africa2
Central and Western Africa5
Southern Asia17
No passport held60

Religion

No religion84
Christian155
Hindu3
Jewish1
Muslim254
Other religion3
Not answered33
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