Neath Street, Oldham, OL9 6AS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding OL9 6AS has a slightly higher male population, with 50.8% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.9%	49.2%	0.3%	51.0%	-1.8%
Male	51.1%	50.8%	-0.3%	49.0%	1.8%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate vicinity of OL9 6AS there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 53.9% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	35.2%	38.3%	3.1%	37.9%	0.4%
Married: Opposite sex	55.9%	53.9%	-2.0%	44.2%	9.7%
Separated	3.2%	1.7%	-1.5%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	1.7%	2.3%	0.6%	9.1%	-6.8%
Widowed	4%	3.7%	-0.3%	6.1%	-2.4%

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	49.6%	44.1%	-5.5%	48.4%	-4.3%
Good health	34.8%	39.7%	4.9%	33.6%	6.1%
Fair health	9.9%	11.6%	1.7%	12.7%	-1.1%
Bad health	5.3%	2.9%	-2.4%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	0.4%	1.7%	1.3%	1.2%	0.5%

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.

In the area around OL9 6AS this area, 36.2% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 16.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	44.7%	36.2%	-8.5%	18.2%	18.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.8%	14.1%	-1.7%	9.6%	4.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.6%	14.7%	-1.9%	13.4%	1.3%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	0.9%	-0.8%	5.3%	-4.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.3%	12.9%	4.6%	16.9%	-4.0%
Degree or Similar	5.2%	16.7%	11.5%	33.8%	-17.1%
Other	7.7%	4.6%	-3.1%	2.8%	1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 1.7% 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	90.3%	94.2%	3.9%	1.1%	93.1%
Indian	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	3.5%	1.7%	-1.8%	2.7%	-1.0%
Other Asian	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	0.7%	1.7%	1.0%	81.4%	-79.7%
Other	0.9%	2.1%	1.2%	1.6%	0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.5% 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	56.9%	58.5%	1.6%	83.2%	-24.7%
European Union	0.2%	1.7%	1.5%	6.1%	-4.4%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	2.7%	-2.3%
Middle East and Asia	41.7%	39.3%	-2.4%	5.6%	33.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	56.9%	58.4%	1.5%	83.2%	-24.8%
10+ Years	3.2%	30.8%	27.6%	9.8%	21.0%
5-10 Years	4.9%	2.1%	-2.8%	2.9%	-0.8%
2-5 Years	5.8%	5.8%	0.0%	2.2%	3.6%
Less than 2 years	29.2%	2.9%	-26.3%	1.9%	1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	84.3%	76.7%	7.6%
Italy	3.5%	0.6%	2.9%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	7%	1.2%	5.8%
No passport held	4.5%	13.5%	-9.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	0.8%	37.2%	-36.4%
Christian	1.5%	46.2%	-44.7%
Muslim	91.3%	6.5%	84.8%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Neath Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Neath Street was 2.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 1233.3% higher than the Chadderton Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Neath Street has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 7 local areas in Chadderton Central and the 8th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Oldham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 2.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -44.3%.

🔎 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. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£30,900

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in OL9 6AS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 9/10 (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) - 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 Neath Street are based on 12 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 Neath Street, Oldham, OL9 6AS

Estimated Average Property Prices for OL9 6AS

Average Price
£120,761

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£120,761

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Neath Street

Average Price
£123,860

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£123,860

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Neath Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
12 Neath Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£165,000	2022-01-05	£194,984
18 Neath Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£60,000	2015-03-06	£113,690
16 Neath Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£49,000	2013-02-15	£100,845
17 Neath Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£85,000	2011-07-29	£164,463
5 Neath Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£60,000	2006-12-01	£101,759

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for OL9 6AS

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in OL9 6AS 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

Looking after home or family	75
Part-Time Employee	54
Student (economically inactive)	52
Full-Time Employee	45
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	23
Retired	20
Other	19
Unemployed	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Self-Employed	18

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	55
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Education	15
Transport and storage	9
Financial and insurance activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Human health and social work activities	5
Construction	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Other	3
Manufacturing	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Real estate activities	1
Information and communication	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Westwood Academy Middleton Road , OL9 6BH	3out of 4	155 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Richmond Academy Winterbottom Street , OL9 6HY	3out of 4	381 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Northmoor Academy Alderson Street , OL9 6AQ	3out of 4	402 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Hilda's CofE Primary School Tilbury Street , OL1 2HJ	2out of 4	658 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's RC Primary and Nursery School Lee Street , OL8 1EF	3out of 4	762 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Blue Coat CofE School Egerton Street , OL1 3SQ	4out of 4	1,434 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Radclyffe School Hunt Lane , Chadderton OL9 0LS	4out of 4	1,925 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Oldham Academy North Broadway , Royton OL2 5BF	3out of 4	1,970 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College Broadway , Chadderton OL9 9QY	3out of 4	1,984 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
North Chadderton School Chadderton Hall Road , Chadderton OL9 0BN	3out of 4	2,247 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Oldham College Rochdale Road , OL9 6AA	- not rated	542 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oldham Sixth Form College Union Street West , OL8 1XU	- not rated	898 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Hopwood Hall College Middleton Campus , Rochdale Road M24 6XH	- not rated	5,387 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Westwood High Kelsall Street , OL9 6HR	- not rated	405 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest Plum Street , OL8 1TJ	- not rated	912 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Future Finders Employability College 77 Union Street , OL1 1JZ	- not rated	1,069 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Springboard Project 2 Medtia Square , Phoenix Street OL1 1AN	- not rated	1,136 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Hollinwood Academy Roman Road , Hollinwood OL8 3PT	4out of 4	1,261 yd	Academy special sponsor led	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
Grand Venue	Anchor Business Park, Featherstall Road North	137 yd
Maimuna Caffe	Fashion Bazaar, Featherstall Road North	138 yd
Mocktailbar by Sugarclouds	Unit 3, Bay Street	154 yd
Tesco Family Dining Limited	Tesco Stores Ltd, Featherstall Road North	207 yd
Power Bar Cafe	Highfield Works, Highfield Street	236 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Clayton Green Brewers Fayre	Clayton Green Brewers Fayre, Westhulme Way	638 yd
Candlelight Function Venue	The Candlelight Club, New Radcliffe Street	711 yd
The Tommyfield	Tommyfield Inn, Henshaw Street	732 yd
Banktop Tavern	Bank Top Tavern, King Square, King Street	735 yd
The George Tavern	42 George Street	773 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pan Ajia	Anchor Mill Business Park, Unit 6 Featherstall Road North	138 yd
K Burgers & Kebabs Limited	164 Middleton Road	159 yd
Yano Cha	176 Middleton Road	171 yd
Food Junkie	33 Featherstall Road North	246 yd
Subway	69-71 Featherstall Road North	251 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco, Featherstall Road North	207 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd	Aldi Foodstore Limited, Ellen Street	484 yd
B&M	Unit A, Gateway Retail Park	612 yd
Home Bargains	9-11 Market Place	823 yd
Home Bargains	521 Middleton Road	1,064 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Grange Synthetic Pitch West End Street	artificial grass pitch	186 yd
Oba Millennium Centre FEATHERSTALL ROAD NORTH	health and fitness suite	305 yd
Oldham College ROCHDALE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	434 yd
Kick Sonic WADDINGTON STREET	artificial grass pitch	522 yd
Oldham Leisure Centre MIDDLETON ROAD	health and fitness suite, indoor bowls, swimming pool	556 yd
Better Health And Fitness (Closed) Featherstall Road South	health and fitness suite	675 yd
Oldham Sixth Form College Sports Centre UNION STREET WEST	health and fitness suite, squash courts	803 yd
Kicks Leisure (Avant) (Closed) Windsor Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	894 yd
Holy Trinity Church Hall GODSON STREET		950 yd
Chadderton Sports Centre (Closed) Middleton Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	965 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	160 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of OL9 6AS