Argus Street is in Oldham and in Oldham district. OL8 3RJ is located in the Hollinwood 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 Argus Street, Oldham, OL8 3RJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: OL8 3RN, OL8 3RG, OL8 3NB, OL8 4SA, OL8 3SX, OL8 3SU, OL8 3RQ, OL8 3PN, OL8 4SN.

Argus Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Argus Street are based on 86 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 3RJ

Average Price
£122,383
Semi-Detached
£214,069
Terraced
£113,123
Detached
£202,859
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Argus Street

Average Price
£122,383
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Argus Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
15 Argus Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£108,0002023-10-24 £107,441
7 Argus Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£105,0002023-07-24 £107,360
51 Argus Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£168,0002022-11-04 £168,941
32 Argus Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£125,0002022-09-23 £128,646
3 Argus Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£89,0002022-04-01 £95,282

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School
Hive Street, Hollinwood OL8 4QS 		342 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Oasis Academy Limeside
Third Avenue, Limeside OL8 3SB 		595 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School
Heron Street, OL8 4JD 		1,038 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Holy Family RC Primary School
Lime Green Road, Limehurst Village OL8 3NG 		1,065 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Higher Failsworth Primary School
Stansfield Road, Failsworth M35 9EA 		1,087 yd Community 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 		711 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4Co-op Academy Failsworth
Brierley Avenue, Failsworth M35 9HA 		1,742 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Hathershaw College
Bellfield Avenue, Hathershaw OL8 3EP 		1,842 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College
Broadway, Chadderton OL9 9QY 		2,474 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Matthew's RC High School
Nuthurst Road, Moston M40 0EW 		2,836 yd Academy sponsor led 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 		2,646 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Oldham College
Rochdale Road, OL9 6AA 		3,034 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4New Bridge School
Roman Road, Hollinwood OL8 3PH 		667 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSMS Changing lives School
Ferranti House, Wickentree Lane M35 9AY 		938 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedOldham Hulme Grammar School
Chamber Road, OL8 4BX 		1,571 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedTeenage Works
Failsworth, Partington Street M35 9RD 		1,834 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kingfisher Special School
Foxdenton Lane, Chadderton OL9 9QR 		2,067 yd Academy special converter Yes 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
Zena Bees Cafe208 Chapel Road196 yd
Nelson's609 Hollins Road390 yd
Limehurst Lions Rugby ClubHollinwood Cricket Club, Lime Lane490 yd
Cafe Red25 Byron Street538 yd
KFC2 Bowling Street603 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Welcome Inn743 Hollins Road152 yd
Hollinwood Cricket ClubHollinwood Cricket Club, Lime Lane490 yd
White Hart Inn489 Hollins Road719 yd
Waggon & Horses483-485 Manchester Road724 yd
Streetbridge Inn230 Roman Road728 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Chinese Kitchen734 Hollins Road180 yd
New China729 Hollins Road186 yd
Wong Kwok838 Hollins Road220 yd
Good View13 Walkers Road288 yd
Mash's Wing Ranch652 Hollins Road399 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Asda SupermarketHollins Road302 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Oldham Athletic Afc (Chapel Road Training Ground)
Chapel Road 		grass pitches450 yd
Hollinwood Sports Club
LIME LANE 		grass pitches492 yd
Oak Pit Colliery (Closed)
Hollins Road 		grass pitches531 yd
Chapel Road Synthetic Pitch
MANCHESTER ROAD 		artificial grass pitch593 yd
Limeside Park
FIRST AVENUE 		tennis courts599 yd
Oasis Academy Oldham
OASIS ACADEMY OLDHAM OASIS ACADEMY OLDHAM HOLLINS ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite660 yd
Oasis Academy Chadderton
OASIS ACADEMY OLDHAM OASIS ACADEMY OLDHAM HOLLINS ROAD 		grass pitches660 yd
The Gym (Oldham)
DRURY LANE 		health and fitness suite667 yd
Oldham Sport For All Centre
OLDHAM SPORTS FOR ALL CENTRE OLDHAM SPORTS FOR ALL CENTRE ROMAN ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches820 yd
Mabel Road
NORMAN STREET 		grass pitches899 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 speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed183.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed14.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed18.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Argus Street dangerous?

According to police statistics, there was no crime reported in Argus Street area in year 2023. This neighbourhood is very safe.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Employment

OL8 3RJ 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee89
Retired36
Part-Time Employee33
Looking after home or family21
Long-Term Sick or disabled20
Unemployed12
Student (economically inactive)12
Other9
Self-Employed4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles37
Manufacturing24
Transport and storage13
Human health and social work activities13
Administrative and support service activities12
Education12
Construction9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security7
Other6
Professional, scientific and technical activities6
Financial and insurance activities6
Accommodation and food service activities6
Information and communication2
Real estate activities1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female158
Male152

Partnership Status

Single107
Married: Opposite sex88
Separated6
Divorced26
Widowed10

Health

Very good health142
Good health109
Fair health36
Bad health17
Very bad health6

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications62
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 23
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 32
Apprenticeship25
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 28
Degree or Similar 56
Other9

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi4
Chinese5
Pakistani10
Other Asian2
Black African21
Black Caribbean3
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African4
Mixed White and Caribbean3
White236
Gypsy or Irish Traveller4
Arab11
Other3

Country of Birth

United Kingdom254
European Union18
Rest of Europe3
Africa16
Middle East and Asia16
The Americas and the Caribbean1
Oceania2
British Overseas1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK254
10+ Years13
5-10 Years14
2-5 Years12
Less than 2 years17

Passport Held

United Kingdom225
Ireland1
France3
Italy5
Poland1
Other EU countries9
Other Europe1
North Africa4
Central and Western Africa2
Middle East3
Southern Asia1
British Overseas Territories1
No passport held53

Religion

No religion104
Christian152
Buddhist2
Muslim37
Not answered15
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