Beacon Grove is in Oldham and in Oldham district. OL8 2XH is located in the Alexandra electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Oldham East and Saddleworth. This postcode has been in use since 2000-06-01.
StreetScan combines information about Beacon Grove, Oldham, OL8 2XH and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: OL8 2XE, OL4 1RF, OL8 2XD, OL8 2DQ, OL8 2XA, OL8 2HY, OL8 2JL, OL8 2JE, OL4 1RG.

Beacon Grove Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Beacon Grove are based on 34 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 2XH

Average Price
£216,203
Semi-Detached
£211,005
Terraced
£210,616
Detached
£302,294
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Beacon Grove

Average Price
£216,203
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Beacon GroveStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
5 Beacon Grove, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£100,0002023-09-28 £101,699
8 Beacon Grove, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£143,0002020-03-04 £196,454
9 Beacon Grove, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£100,0002019-09-06 £140,190
10 Beacon Grove, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£98,0002018-12-17 £140,493
5 Beacon Grove, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£105,0002016-11-18 £172,515

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Alexandra Park Junior School
Brook Lane, OL8 2BE 		574 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Roundthorn Primary Academy
Roundthorn Road, OL4 5LN 		612 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Glodwick Infant and Nursery School
Glodwick Road, OL4 1AJ 		636 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Alt Academy
Alt Lane, OL8 2EL 		840 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Hugh's CofE Primary School
Wildmoor Avenue, Holts OL4 5NZ 		1,163 yd Voluntary aided school 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 		836 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Hathershaw College
Bellfield Avenue, Hathershaw OL8 3EP 		1,749 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Blue Coat CofE School
Egerton Street, OL1 3SQ 		2,169 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Damian's RC Science College
Lees Road, OL6 8BH 		2,808 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Oasis Academy Oldham
Hollins Road, OL8 4JZ 		2,837 yd Academy sponsor led 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 		2,151 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Oldham College
Rochdale Road, OL9 6AA 		2,483 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedAshton Sixth Form College
Darnton Road, OL6 9RL 		4,842 yd Academy 16-19 converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedTameside College
Beaufort Road, OL6 6NX 		5,258 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 		740 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLawrence House
The Coach House, Dean Terrace OL6 8AJ 		1,373 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedThe Springboard Project
2 Medtia Square, Phoenix Street OL1 1AN 		1,871 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
- not ratedFuture Finders Employability College
77 Union Street, OL1 1JZ 		1,939 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hollinwood Academy
Roman Road, Hollinwood OL8 3PT 		2,018 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 Avenue606 yd
New Earth St Sandwich Bar1 New Earth Street744 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Manor InnManor Inn, 358 Abbey Hills Road235 yd
The Hawthorn Inn365 Roundthorn Road497 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Kingdo House311 Abbey Hills Road287 yd
Flavaz317 Abbey Hills Road305 yd
Burglicious16 Abbey Hills Road614 yd
Jade Garden144 Roundthorn Road684 yd
Al Raees8 Glodwick Road719 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Glodwick Cricket Club
WARREN LANE 		grass pitches252 yd
Tate Street
Tate Street 		grass pitches546 yd
Snipe Clough
ASHVILLE COURT 		grass pitches621 yd
Alexandra Park Junior School
BROOK LANE 		grass pitches683 yd
St Marks Parish Hall
Glodwick Rd 		759 yd
Waterhead Academy (Roxbury Campus) (Closed)
Roxbury Avenue 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool773 yd
Glodwick Pool (Closed)
Nugget Street 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool1,034 yd
Alexandra Park
ALAEXANDRA PARK ALAEXANDRA PARK KINGS ROAD 		tennis courts1,088 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 speed61.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed59.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed77.62 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed77.62 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed17.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Beacon Grove Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1 crimes were reported near Beacon Grove . 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 2XH.

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 2XH.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-08Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Waltham Street412 yd

Employment

OL8 2XH area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% 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 2XH 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 Employee36
Student (economically inactive)29
Looking after home or family29
Part-Time Employee20
Other19
Self-Employed15
Retired12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)11
Unemployed9
Long-Term Sick or disabled7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles39
Human health and social work activities22
Accommodation and food service activities16
Administrative and support service activities14
Transport and storage14
Construction14
Manufacturing12
Education12
Financial and insurance activities7
Other6
Professional, scientific and technical activities6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 3
Information and communication2
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female141
Male130

Partnership Status

Single68
Married: Opposite sex95
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated9
Divorced7
Widowed5

Health

Very good health151
Good health83
Fair health26
Bad health9
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications44
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 23
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 36
Apprenticeship1
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 24
Degree or Similar 48
Other9

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi13
Chinese1
Indian2
Pakistani176
Other Asian14
Black African6
Mixed White and Asian5
White45
Other9

Country of Birth

United Kingdom197
European Union9
Africa6
Middle East and Asia58

Length of Residence

Born in the UK197
10+ Years57
5-10 Years2
2-5 Years6
Less than 2 years9

Passport Held

United Kingdom227
Poland9
Other Europe1
Southern Asia12
No passport held22

Religion

No religion10
Christian36
Buddhist2
Hindu2
Muslim207
Not answered14
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