Birch Avenue is in Oldham and in Oldham district. OL8 3TU 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 Birch Avenue, Oldham, OL8 3TU and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: OL8 3TY, OL8 3UJ, OL8 3TT, OL8 3TS, OL8 3UN, OL8 3TX, OL8 3UH, OL8 3UT, OL8 3SF.

Birch Avenue Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Birch Avenue are based on 130 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 3TU

Average Price
£147,511
Semi-Detached
£168,308
Terraced
£126,715
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Birch Avenue

Average Price
£287,673
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Birch AvenueStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
62 Birch Avenue, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£124,0002017-04-07 £198,054
68 Birch Avenue, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£108,0002015-05-05 £187,013
73 Birch Avenue, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£67,5002013-12-05 £123,591
66 Birch Avenue, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£70,0002013-05-30 £128,073
62 Birch Avenue, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£86,9502005-05-20 £183,277

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Oasis Academy Limeside
Third Avenue, Limeside OL8 3SB 		411 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School
Heron Street, OL8 4JD 		563 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School
Hive Street, Hollinwood OL8 4QS 		597 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Holy Family RC Primary School
Lime Green Road, Limehurst Village OL8 3NG 		963 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Limehurst Community Primary School
White Bank Road, OL8 3JQ 		979 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 		298 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Hathershaw College
Bellfield Avenue, Hathershaw OL8 3EP 		1,365 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4Co-op Academy Failsworth
Brierley Avenue, Failsworth M35 9HA 		2,113 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College
Broadway, Chadderton OL9 9QY 		2,576 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Matthew's RC High School
Nuthurst Road, Moston M40 0EW 		3,303 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 		2,292 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Oldham College
Rochdale Road, OL9 6AA 		2,717 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedAshton Sixth Form College
Darnton Road, OL6 9RL 		5,327 yd Academy 16-19 converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedTameside College
Beaufort Road, OL6 6NX 		5,412 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 		985 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedOldham Hulme Grammar School
Chamber Road, OL8 4BX 		1,165 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSMS Changing lives School
Ferranti House, Wickentree Lane M35 9AY 		1,426 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDarul Hadis Latifiah Northwest
Plum Street, OL8 1TJ 		1,893 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Kingfisher Special School
Foxdenton Lane, Chadderton OL9 9QR 		2,253 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
Nelson's609 Hollins Road168 yd
Zena Bees Cafe208 Chapel Road373 yd
Whitebank CafeWhitebank Cafe, Bank House Farm, Whitebank Road550 yd
Pizza Boy366 Hollins Road587 yd
Kilroy's Kitchen331 Hollins Road625 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
White Hart Inn489 Hollins Road251 yd
The Britannia TavernThe Britannia, 470 Hollins Road348 yd
Welcome Inn743 Hollins Road383 yd
Avro Football ClubThe Vestacare Stadium, Whitebank Road550 yd
Werneth Golf ClubWerneth Golf Clubhouse, Green Lane652 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sapphire Exquisite Indian Cuisine549 Hollins Road153 yd
Good View13 Walkers Road200 yd
Mash's Wing Ranch652 Hollins Road203 yd
New China729 Hollins Road352 yd
Chinese Kitchen734 Hollins Road398 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Asda SupermarketHollins Road271 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Limeside Park
FIRST AVENUE 		tennis courts206 yd
Oak Pit Colliery (Closed)
Hollins Road 		grass pitches283 yd
Oasis Academy Oldham
OASIS ACADEMY OLDHAM OASIS ACADEMY OLDHAM HOLLINS ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite351 yd
Oasis Academy Chadderton
OASIS ACADEMY OLDHAM OASIS ACADEMY OLDHAM HOLLINS ROAD 		grass pitches351 yd
Lyndhurst Primary And Nursery School
REPTON AVENUE 		grass pitches451 yd
Oldham Rlfc (Vestacare Stadium)
WHITEBANK ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches515 yd
Oldham Athletic Afc (Chapel Road Training Ground)
Chapel Road 		grass pitches600 yd
Werneth Golf Club
GREEN LANE 		golf731 yd
Merton Playing Fields
Merton Avenue 		grass pitches749 yd
Chapel Road Synthetic Pitch
MANCHESTER ROAD 		artificial grass pitch750 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 speed150 Mbit/s
Average download speed194.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed18 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed40 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Birch Avenue Street dangerous?

According to police statistics, there was no crime reported in Birch Avenue 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 3TU 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 Employee72
Part-Time Employee39
Retired33
Looking after home or family27
Long-Term Sick or disabled25
Student (economically inactive)19
Self-Employed17
Other14
Unemployed14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles29
Manufacturing15
Human health and social work activities15
Construction14
Administrative and support service activities10
Accommodation and food service activities10
Education8
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities7
Other6
Transport and storage6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Financial and insurance activities4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 3
Professional, scientific and technical activities2
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female179
Male176

Partnership Status

Single152
Married: Opposite sex87
Separated10
Divorced10
Widowed8

Health

Very good health136
Good health137
Fair health56
Bad health19
Very bad health7

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications102
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 35
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 39
Apprenticeship18
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 38
Degree or Similar 31
Other4

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi10
Chinese4
Black African11
Black Caribbean4
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean6
Mixed Other3
White309
Roma3
Other3

Country of Birth

United Kingdom323
European Union10
Africa8
Middle East and Asia11
The Americas and the Caribbean3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK323
10+ Years14
5-10 Years4
2-5 Years8
Less than 2 years6

Passport Held

United Kingdom261
Italy8
Spain1
Poland4
Central and Western Africa2
Southern Asia1
No passport held79

Religion

No religion169
Christian149
Buddhist1
Muslim18
Sikh1
Other religion1
Not answered16
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