Brierley Street, Oldham, OL8 3DZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around OL8 3DZ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.4%	50.7%	0.3%	51.0%	-0.3%
Male	49.6%	49.3%	-0.3%	49.0%	0.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	32.7%	34%	1.3%	37.9%	-3.9%
Married: Opposite sex	47.1%	45.5%	-1.6%	44.2%	1.3%
Separated	4%	6.6%	2.6%	2.2%	4.4%
Divorced	12.6%	9.6%	-3.0%	9.1%	0.5%
Widowed	3.6%	4.3%	0.7%	6.1%	-1.8%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	45.6%	48.4%	2.8%	48.4%	0.0%
Good health	33%	31.7%	-1.3%	33.6%	-1.9%
Fair health	15.7%	15.7%	0.0%	12.7%	3.0%
Bad health	4.6%	2.9%	-1.7%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.2%	0.1%	1.2%	0.0%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	28.1%	27.4%	-0.7%	18.2%	9.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.6%	13.2%	-4.4%	9.6%	3.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.3%	11.6%	-5.7%	13.4%	-1.8%
Apprenticeship	4.3%	5%	0.7%	5.3%	-0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.2%	13.5%	2.3%	16.9%	-3.4%
Degree or Similar	15.5%	27.1%	11.6%	33.8%	-6.7%
Other	6.1%	2.3%	-3.8%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 48.4% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	10.5%	6.4%	-4.1%	1.1%	5.3%
Chinese	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.7%	0.8%
Indian	2.3%	3.2%	0.9%	3.1%	0.1%
Pakistani	13.4%	27%	13.6%	2.7%	24.3%
Other Asian	0.3%	2%	1.7%	1.6%	0.4%
Black African	0%	3.9%	3.9%	2.5%	1.4%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	1.0%	-0.3%
Other Black	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	1%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	0.8%	0.4%
White	71.2%	48.4%	-22.8%	81.4%	-33.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	0%	2%	2.0%	0.6%	1.4%
Other	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.6%	-0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 71.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	84.6%	71.6%	-13.0%	83.2%	-11.6%
European Union	1.4%	5.9%	4.5%	6.1%	-0.2%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	1.4%	4.9%	3.5%	2.7%	2.2%
Middle East and Asia	12%	16.1%	4.1%	5.6%	10.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.6%	1%	0.4%	1.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	83.8%	71.8%	-12.0%	83.2%	-11.4%
10+ Years	0.9%	16.4%	15.5%	9.8%	6.6%
5-10 Years	1.4%	2.9%	1.5%	2.9%	0.0%
2-5 Years	6%	5.4%	-0.6%	2.2%	3.2%
Less than 2 years	8%	3.4%	-4.6%	1.9%	1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.1%	76.7%	-2.6%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Romania	2%	0.9%	1.1%
Other EU countries	1.2%	1.5%	-0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Southern Asia	5.1%	1.2%	3.9%
No passport held	10.8%	13.5%	-2.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.3%	37.2%	-14.9%
Christian	29.7%	46.2%	-16.5%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Muslim	38%	6.5%	31.5%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Brierley Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Brierley Street was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Alexandra average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -62.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 91% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£33,400

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in OL8 3DZ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Brierley Street are based on 106 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.

House Prices for Brierley Street, Oldham, OL8 3DZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for OL8 3DZ

Average Price
£120,603

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£120,603

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Brierley Street

Average Price
£128,077

Semi-Detached
£112,459

Terraced
£128,532

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Brierley Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
44 Brierley Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£132,000	2023-11-10	£150,428
17 Brierley Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£235,000	2022-11-09	£264,662
22 Brierley Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£120,000	2022-03-18	£146,314
8 Brierley Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£112,000	2022-02-21	£137,140
32 Brierley Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£130,000	2022-02-18	£159,181

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for OL8 3DZ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	101
Part-Time Employee	52
Retired	40
Looking after home or family	28
Self-Employed	18
Student (economically inactive)	17
Unemployed	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Other	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	35
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Human health and social work activities	23
Transport and storage	19
Administrative and support service activities	12
Education	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Construction	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Other	3
Real estate activities	2
Information and communication	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School Heron Street , OL8 4JD	2out of 4	727 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Coppice Primary Academy Burlington Avenue , Coppice OL8 1AP	3out of 4	756 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Broadfield Primary School Goddard Street , OL8 1LH	3out of 4	765 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Rosary RC Junior Infant and Nursery School Fir Tree Avenue , Fitton Hill OL8 2SR	2out of 4	790 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Werneth Primary School Coppice Street , OL8 4BL	2out of 4	974 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Hathershaw College Bellfield Avenue , Hathershaw OL8 3EP	3out of 4	423 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Oldham Hollins Road , OL8 4JZ	1out of 4	1,086 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Blue Coat CofE School Egerton Street , OL1 3SQ	4out of 4	2,548 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Leesbrook Roxbury Avenue , OL4 5JE	- not rated	2,569 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College Broadway , Chadderton OL9 9QY	3out of 4	3,117 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oldham Sixth Form College Union Street West , OL8 1XU	- not rated	1,621 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Oldham College Rochdale Road , OL9 6AA	- not rated	2,113 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ashton Sixth Form College Darnton Road , OL6 9RL	- not rated	4,953 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tameside College Beaufort Road , OL6 6NX	- not rated	5,181 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oldham Hulme Grammar School Chamber Road , OL8 4BX	- not rated	744 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest Plum Street , OL8 1TJ	- not rated	1,614 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Future Finders Employability College 77 Union Street , OL1 1JZ	- not rated	1,650 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Springboard Project 2 Medtia Square , Phoenix Street OL1 1AN	- not rated	1,654 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Iqra High School 319 Waterloo Street , OL4 1BJ	- not rated	1,756 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Loz's Cafe	348 Ashton Road	187 yd
Sanctuary Gaming Centre	Forest Street	206 yd
Buttylicious	332 Ashton Road	227 yd
Buzy Bee Cafe	The Honeywell Centre, Hadfield Street	295 yd
Atalian Servest (Staff Canteen)	Park Cake Limited, Ashton Road	346 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Honeywell Arms	Honeywell Arms, 491 Ashton Road	251 yd
Falconers Arms	1 Falcons View	389 yd
Druid Arms	264 Ashton Road	395 yd
Famous King George	257 Hollins Road	495 yd
Werneth Golf Club	Werneth Golf Clubhouse, Green Lane	869 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Frying Pan Fish & Chips	402 Ashton Road	146 yd
Moa Choice African Kitchen	4 Urmson Street	213 yd
Rice and P's	4 Urmson Street	213 yd
Nelly's Fish and Chip Shop	363 Ashton Road	264 yd
Chesters Oldham	270 Ashton Road	376 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	Tesco, 385 Ashton Road		179 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Hathershaw College BELLFIELD AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	339 yd
Honeywell Lane Methodist Church HONEYWELL LANE		350 yd
Copster Park NORTH GATE	tennis courts	456 yd
The Honeywell Community Centre (Closed) Ashton Road		469 yd
Merton Playing Fields Merton Avenue	grass pitches	841 yd
Lyndhurst Primary And Nursery School REPTON AVENUE	grass pitches	844 yd
Oldham Hulme Grammar Schools CHAMBER ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool	875 yd
Werneth Golf Club GREEN LANE	golf	876 yd
Oldham Rlfc (Vestacare Stadium) WHITEBANK ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	978 yd
Werneth Cricket Club Chamber Road	grass pitches	1,021 yd

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/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	146.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of OL8 3DZ