Heron Street, Oldham, OL8 4LX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding OL8 4LX, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.4% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.7%	52.4%	2.7%	51.0%	1.4%
Male	50.3%	47.6%	-2.7%	49.0%	-1.4%

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	38.4%	31.8%	-6.6%	37.9%	-6.1%
Married: Opposite sex	44.9%	48.6%	3.7%	44.2%	4.4%
Separated	4.1%	4.5%	0.4%	2.2%	2.3%
Divorced	7.5%	8.4%	0.9%	9.1%	-0.7%
Widowed	5.1%	6.7%	1.6%	6.1%	0.6%

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	48.2%	46.7%	-1.5%	48.4%	-1.7%
Good health	36.2%	35.7%	-0.5%	33.6%	2.1%
Fair health	11.6%	14.5%	2.9%	12.7%	1.8%
Bad health	2.8%	2.4%	-0.4%	4.0%	-1.6%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	1.2%	-0.4%

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	26.2%	25%	-1.2%	18.2%	6.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.6%	10.8%	-1.8%	9.6%	1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17%	8%	-9.0%	13.4%	-5.4%
Apprenticeship	2.7%	4%	1.3%	5.3%	-1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.2%	15.9%	3.7%	16.9%	-1.0%
Degree or Similar	21.1%	30.7%	9.6%	33.8%	-3.1%
Other	8.2%	5.7%	-2.5%	2.8%	2.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 27% 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	13.8%	12.1%	-1.7%	1.1%	11.0%
Chinese	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1%	0%	-1.0%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	47.5%	44.5%	-3.0%	2.7%	41.8%
Other Asian	3.3%	3.5%	0.2%	1.6%	1.9%
Black African	2%	7%	5.0%	2.5%	4.5%
Other Black	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	2%	0.5%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
White	29.4%	27%	-2.4%	81.4%	-54.4%
Other	0.3%	1.6%	1.3%	1.6%	0.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.5% 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	71.6%	62.5%	-9.1%	83.2%	-20.7%
European Union	0%	10.2%	10.2%	6.1%	4.1%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	2.5%	4.7%	2.2%	2.7%	2.0%
Middle East and Asia	25.1%	21.9%	-3.2%	5.6%	16.3%
Oceania	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	71.4%	62.3%	-9.1%	83.2%	-20.9%
10+ Years	3%	18.3%	15.3%	9.8%	8.5%
5-10 Years	2.8%	8.6%	5.8%	2.9%	5.7%
2-5 Years	4%	7.4%	3.4%	2.2%	5.2%
Less than 2 years	18.8%	3.5%	-15.3%	1.9%	1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.8%	76.7%	-8.9%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Germany	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Italy	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
Portugal	2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Spain	2.4%	0.4%	2.0%
Lithuania	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	2%	1.5%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Middle East	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Southern Asia	5.5%	1.2%	4.3%
No passport held	10.6%	13.5%	-2.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	8.6%	37.2%	-28.6%
Christian	25.4%	46.2%	-20.8%
Muslim	59.8%	6.5%	53.3%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is Heron Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Heron Street was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Hollinwood 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 risen by about 21.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 69% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,700

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in OL8 4LX, 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (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 - 2/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 8/10 (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) - 10/10 (very high )
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 Heron Street are based on 287 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 Heron Street, Oldham, OL8 4LX

Estimated Average Property Prices for OL8 4LX

Average Price
£151,440

Semi-Detached
£179,598

Terraced
£125,202

Detached
£276,610

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£200,325

Estimated Average Property Prices for Heron Street

Average Price
£147,028

Semi-Detached
£180,680

Terraced
£146,412

Detached
£290,085

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£97,297

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Heron Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
81 Heron Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£129,000	2024-10-15	£139,811
164 Heron Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£165,000	2024-02-16	£188,244
83 Heron Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£110,000	2023-11-01	£125,356
158 Heron Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£155,000	2022-10-21	£177,717
73 Heron Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£55,000	2021-01-11	£76,733

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for OL8 4LX

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in OL8 4LX 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 Employee	46
Retired	33
Part-Time Employee	25
Looking after home or family	19
Self-Employed	13
Other	11
Student (economically inactive)	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Unemployed	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Human health and social work activities	24
Education	18
Transport and storage	17
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Construction	11
Information and communication	7
Manufacturing	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Other	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Administrative and support service activities	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Corpus Christi RC Primary School Stanley Road , Chadderton OL9 7HA	4out of 4	531 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stanley Road Primary School Derby Street , Chadderton OL9 7HX	3out of 4	637 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School Heron Street , OL8 4JD	2out of 4	751 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Werneth Primary School Coppice Street , OL8 4BL	2out of 4	835 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School Hive Street , Hollinwood OL8 4QS	3out of 4	849 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oasis Academy Oldham Hollins Road , OL8 4JZ	1out of 4	602 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Hathershaw College Bellfield Avenue , Hathershaw OL8 3EP	3out of 4	1,615 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College Broadway , Chadderton OL9 9QY	3out of 4	1,891 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Radclyffe School Hunt Lane , Chadderton OL9 0LS	4out of 4	2,597 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Blue Coat CofE School Egerton Street , OL1 3SQ	4out of 4	2,800 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	1,595 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Oldham College Rochdale Road , OL9 6AA	- not rated	1,956 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	701 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest Plum Street , OL8 1TJ	- not rated	1,083 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Westwood High Kelsall Street , OL9 6HR	- not rated	1,561 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Kingfisher Special School Foxdenton Lane , Chadderton OL9 9QR	4out of 4	1,713 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Bridge School Roman Road , Hollinwood OL8 3PH	4out of 4	1,740 yd	Academy special converter	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	Distance
Wumz Cuisine	324 Manchester Road	433 yd
Uncle's Tea Hut	324 Manchester Road	433 yd
Tim Hortons	197 Manchester Road	602 yd
Werneth Park Cafe Bar	Werneth Park Lifelong Learning Centre, Frederick Street	606 yd
Samwiches	47 Stanley Road	645 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Polish Club	Sunnyside House, Chamber Road	305 yd
Westend Bowling Club	West End Bowling Club, Selkirk Avenue	352 yd
Royal Oak	172 Manchester Road	456 yd
The Britannia Tavern	The Britannia, 470 Hollins Road	709 yd
White Hart Inn	489 Hollins Road	721 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
LV'enses	81-83 Manchester Road	323 yd
Top Sweet House	180 Manchester Road	441 yd
Bake 'N' Butty	260 Heron Street	599 yd
Sapphire Exquisite Indian Cuisine	549 Hollins Road	710 yd
Nissa Tandoori	424-426 Hollins Road	728 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Asda Supermarket	Hollins Road		808 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Augustine Of Canterbury Rc High School (Closed) Grange Avenue		177 yd
Merton Playing Fields Merton Avenue	grass pitches	459 yd
Oasis Academy Oldham OASIS ACADEMY OLDHAM OASIS ACADEMY OLDHAM HOLLINS ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	510 yd
Oasis Academy Chadderton OASIS ACADEMY OLDHAM OASIS ACADEMY OLDHAM HOLLINS ROAD	grass pitches	510 yd
Oldham Hulme Grammar Schools CHAMBER ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool	599 yd
Oak Pit Colliery (Closed) Hollins Road	grass pitches	605 yd
Gallaghers (Closed) Spencer Street	health and fitness suite	614 yd
Werneth Park FREDERICK STREET	tennis courts	684 yd
Chapel Road Synthetic Pitch MANCHESTER ROAD	artificial grass pitch	705 yd
Lyndhurst Primary And Nursery School REPTON AVENUE	grass pitches	707 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	56.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	80.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of OL8 4LX