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

Nearby postcodes are: OL8 3TN, OL8 3TL, OL8 3UA, OL8 3UF, OL8 4LB, OL8 4JP, OL8 3TH, OL8 3UB, OL8 3BG.

Houghton Avenue Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Houghton Avenue are based on 3 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 3TW

Average Price
£164,020
Semi-Detached
£164,020
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Houghton Avenue

Average Price
£164,020
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Houghton AvenueStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
1 Houghton Avenue, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£135,0002021-11-10 £153,759
5 Houghton Avenue, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£110,0002017-11-23 £164,396
3 Houghton Avenue, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£110,0002008-02-29 £173,905

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School
Heron Street, OL8 4JD 		236 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Oasis Academy Limeside
Third Avenue, Limeside OL8 3SB 		596 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School
Hive Street, Hollinwood OL8 4QS 		876 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Limehurst Community Primary School
White Bank Road, OL8 3JQ 		1,049 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Holy Family RC Primary School
Lime Green Road, Limehurst Village OL8 3NG 		1,071 yd Voluntary aided 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 		243 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Hathershaw College
Bellfield Avenue, Hathershaw OL8 3EP 		1,057 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4Co-op Academy Failsworth
Brierley Avenue, Failsworth M35 9HA 		2,416 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College
Broadway, Chadderton OL9 9QY 		2,656 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Blue Coat CofE School
Egerton Street, OL1 3SQ 		3,175 yd Academy converter 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 		2,045 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Oldham College
Rochdale Road, OL9 6AA 		2,492 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedAshton Sixth Form College
Darnton Road, OL6 9RL 		5,217 yd Academy 16-19 converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedTameside College
Beaufort Road, OL6 6NX 		5,340 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedOldham Hulme Grammar School
Chamber Road, OL8 4BX 		897 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge School
Roman Road, Hollinwood OL8 3PH 		1,290 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDarul Hadis Latifiah Northwest
Plum Street, OL8 1TJ 		1,717 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedSMS Changing lives School
Ferranti House, Wickentree Lane M35 9AY 		1,761 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedFuture Finders Employability College
77 Union Street, OL1 1JZ 		2,187 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable 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
Pizza Boy366 Hollins Road249 yd
Kilroy's Kitchen331 Hollins Road287 yd
Nelson's609 Hollins Road458 yd
EMZ231 Hollins Road480 yd
Whitebank CafeWhitebank Cafe, Bank House Farm, Whitebank Road493 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Britannia TavernThe Britannia, 470 Hollins Road94 yd
White Hart Inn489 Hollins Road134 yd
Werneth Golf ClubWerneth Golf Clubhouse, Green Lane466 yd
Famous King George257 Hollins Road480 yd
Avro Football ClubThe Vestacare Stadium, Whitebank Road493 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Nissa Tandoori424-426 Hollins Road96 yd
Oldham's Curry19 Trough Gate142 yd
Ocean Palace21 Trough Gate142 yd
Bake 'N' Butty260 Heron Street213 yd
Ayaan Indian Takeaway362 Hollins Road258 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Asda SupermarketHollins Road571 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Lyndhurst Primary And Nursery School
REPTON AVENUE 		grass pitches147 yd
Limeside Park
FIRST AVENUE 		tennis courts346 yd
Oldham Rlfc (Vestacare Stadium)
WHITEBANK ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches389 yd
Oasis Academy Oldham
OASIS ACADEMY OLDHAM OASIS ACADEMY OLDHAM HOLLINS ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite395 yd
Oasis Academy Chadderton
OASIS ACADEMY OLDHAM OASIS ACADEMY OLDHAM HOLLINS ROAD 		grass pitches395 yd
Oak Pit Colliery (Closed)
Hollins Road 		grass pitches440 yd
Copster Park
NORTH GATE 		tennis courts472 yd
Merton Playing Fields
Merton Avenue 		grass pitches518 yd
Werneth Golf Club
GREEN LANE 		golf550 yd
St Augustine Of Canterbury Rc High School (Closed)
Grange Avenue 		784 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 speed111.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed13 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Houghton Avenue Street dangerous?

According to police statistics, there was no crime reported in Houghton 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

Economic Activity

Retired73
Full-Time Employee71
Part-Time Employee33
Self-Employed25
Long-Term Sick or disabled17
Looking after home or family12
Student (economically inactive)10
Other6
Unemployed6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles35
Manufacturing25
Human health and social work activities16
Education15
Transport and storage11
Accommodation and food service activities10
Construction7
Other4
Financial and insurance activities4
Administrative and support service activities4
Information and communication3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2
Professional, scientific and technical activities2
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female147
Male161

Partnership Status

Single86
Married: Opposite sex100
Separated9
Divorced33
Widowed25

Health

Very good health118
Good health105
Fair health59
Bad health19
Very bad health7

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications83
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 43
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 30
Apprenticeship18
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 39
Degree or Similar 36
Other5

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi13
Chinese4
Indian8
Pakistani39
Other Asian10
Black Caribbean1
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and Caribbean1
White230

Country of Birth

United Kingdom258
European Union8
Middle East and Asia41
The Americas and the Caribbean1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK258
10+ Years36
5-10 Years4
2-5 Years6
Less than 2 years3

Passport Held

United Kingdom241
Ireland1
Italy2
Poland1
Other EU countries1
Eastern Asia1
Southern Asia7
No passport held54

Religion

No religion98
Christian132
Buddhist1
Hindu3
Muslim53
Not answered20
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