Busk Road, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 6SF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around OL9 6SF is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.3%	51.2%	1.9%	51.0%	0.2%
Male	50.7%	48.8%	-1.9%	49.0%	-0.2%

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	31.3%	41.2%	9.9%	37.9%	3.3%
Married: Opposite sex	52.6%	44.9%	-7.7%	44.2%	0.7%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	1.2%	0.7%	0.3%	0.9%
Separated	3.3%	2.5%	-0.8%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	6.6%	4.1%	-2.5%	9.1%	-5.0%
Widowed	5.7%	6.2%	0.5%	6.1%	0.1%

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	39.3%	51.8%	12.5%	48.4%	3.4%
Good health	32.6%	27.8%	-4.8%	33.6%	-5.8%
Fair health	16.4%	12.7%	-3.7%	12.7%	0.0%
Bad health	8.4%	6.1%	-2.3%	4.0%	2.1%
Very bad health	3.4%	1.7%	-1.7%	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.

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 19.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	40.3%	27.3%	-13.0%	18.2%	9.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.3%	12.8%	-0.5%	9.6%	3.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.7%	19.8%	5.1%	13.4%	6.4%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	5.3%	-4.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.1%	15.3%	7.2%	16.9%	-1.6%
Degree or Similar	13.7%	19.8%	6.1%	33.8%	-14.0%
Other	9%	3.7%	-5.3%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 10% 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	70.5%	66.6%	-3.9%	1.1%	65.5%
Indian	2.3%	0.8%	-1.5%	3.1%	-2.3%
Pakistani	5%	2.5%	-2.5%	2.7%	-0.2%
Other Asian	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	0%	12.3%	12.3%	2.5%	9.8%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	0.3%	3.1%	2.8%	0.5%	2.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	1.7%	1.4%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
White	21.1%	10%	-11.1%	81.4%	-71.4%
Arab	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 65.7% 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	63.1%	65.7%	2.6%	83.2%	-17.5%
European Union	2.3%	2.8%	0.5%	6.1%	-3.3%
Africa	0%	7.8%	7.8%	2.7%	5.1%
Middle East and Asia	34.2%	23%	-11.2%	5.6%	17.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	1.3%	-0.7%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.8%	65.7%	2.9%	83.2%	-17.5%
10+ Years	0.7%	24.4%	23.7%	9.8%	14.6%
5-10 Years	1.7%	7.5%	5.8%	2.9%	4.6%
2-5 Years	5%	1.9%	-3.1%	2.2%	-0.3%
Less than 2 years	29.9%	0.6%	-29.3%	1.9%	-1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	86.4%	76.7%	9.7%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Spain	1.7%	0.4%	1.3%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	0.8%	1.5%	-0.7%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	3%	1.2%	1.8%
No passport held	6.1%	13.5%	-7.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	4.4%	37.2%	-32.8%
Christian	11.6%	46.2%	-34.6%
Hindu	0.8%	1.7%	-0.9%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	78.1%	6.5%	71.6%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is Busk Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Busk Road was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Chadderton Central 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 fallen by about -75.0%.

🔎 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 6SF, 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 8/10 (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 Busk Road are based on 13 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 Busk Road, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 6SF

Estimated Average Property Prices for OL9 6SF

Average Price
£180,184

Semi-Detached
£179,103

Terraced
£193,265

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£147,429

Estimated Average Property Prices for Busk Road

Average Price
£225,603

Semi-Detached
£187,051

Terraced
£205,881

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£153,013

Other
£426,414

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Busk Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
11 Busk Road, Oldham, Greater Manchester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£130,000	2023-12-05	£149,269
9 Busk Road, Oldham, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£129,000	2021-12-15	£150,779
9 Busk Road, Oldham, Greater Manchester Other, an established residential building	£129,000	2021-12-15	£150,779
3 Busk Road, Oldham, Greater Manchester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£75,000	2020-08-07	£114,671
3 Busk Road, Oldham, Greater Manchester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£30,000	1998-04-30	£165,213

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for OL9 6SF

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in OL9 6SF 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

Part-Time Employee	48
Student (economically inactive)	42
Full-Time Employee	41
Looking after home or family	35
Retired	25
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Self-Employed	12
Unemployed	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Other	4

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	25
Education	15
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Human health and social work activities	6
Transport and storage	5
Manufacturing	3
Administrative and support service activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Construction	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Information and communication	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Moorclose Nursery School Aspinall Street , Middleton M24 2BE	- not rated	3,186 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Acresfield Nursery School Acresfield Road , Middleton M24 2NU	- not rated	3,890 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Burnley Brow Community School Victoria Street , Chadderton OL9 0BY	3out of 4	360 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bare Trees Junior School Holly Grove , Chadderton OL9 0DX	- not rated	640 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bare Trees Primary School Holly Grove , Chadderton OL9 0DX	3out of 4	640 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Hilda's CofE Primary School Tilbury Street , OL1 2HJ	3out of 4	693 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bare Trees Infant and Nursery School Holly Grove , Chadderton OL9 0DX	- not rated	712 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Grange School Rochdale Road , OL9 6DY	- not rated	864 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy Bloom Street , Shaw OL9 6BP	- not rated	1,076 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Greater Manchester Sustainable Engineering UTC MIDDLETON ROAD , OL9 6DE	- not rated	1,130 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
E-ACT the Oldham Academy North Broadway , Royton OL2 5BF	3out of 4	1,480 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Radclyffe School Hunt Lane , Chadderton OL9 0LS	- not rated	1,677 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thornham Middle School Hill Top Drive , Kirkholt OL11 2EH	- not rated	5,448 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	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	1,083 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oldham Sixth Form College Union Street West , OL8 1XU	- not rated	1,506 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Oldham Sixth Form College Union Street West , OL8 1XU	- not rated	1,506 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hopwood Hall College Middleton Campus , Rochdale Road M24 6XH	- not rated	4,847 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ellen House Secondary Ellen House, Waddington Street , OL9 6QH	- not rated	141 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Path 4 Unit 1 Ayaan Business Park, Waddington Street , OL9 6QH	- not rated	141 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
EdStart Schools Oldham and Rochdale 276 Maygate , Off Chadderton Way OL9 6TR	- not rated	254 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Blackstone Secondary School Middleton Road , OL9 6JN	- not rated	645 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Chadderton Preparatory School Broadway , Chadderton OL9 0AD	- not rated	962 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Lunge Box	Manchester Fencing Centre, Osborne Mill, Osborne Street	138 yd
Oldham Snooker Academy	Osborne Mill, Unit 28 Waddington Street	153 yd
Gourmet Steak and Grill	Ellen Business Park, Ellen Street	252 yd
Indian Ocean Restaurant	Unit 3 Featherstall Road	252 yd
Ultimate Products	Manor Mill, Victoria Street	346 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Clayton Green Brewers Fayre	Clayton Green Brewers Fayre, Westhulme Way	316 yd
North Chadderton Con Club	17 Victoria Street	671 yd
Rifle Range Inn	372 Burnley Lane	817 yd
Sun Mill Inn	503-507 Middleton Road	821 yd
Spring Vale Inn	14 Burnley Street	874 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Burgerize	Unit 1 Ayaan Business Park, Waddington Street	175 yd
Sandwich Bar One	236 Garforth Street	285 yd
Mumtaz Chai	137 Featherstall Road North	371 yd
Ujan Vati Snack Bar	90a Featherstall Road North	430 yd
Tasty Fried Chicken	261-263 Featherstall Road North	436 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
B&M	Unit A, Gateway Retail Park	227 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd	Aldi Foodstore Limited, Ellen Street	252 yd
Tesco	Tesco, Featherstall Road North	522 yd
Asda Stores Ltd	Asda Superstore, 1 Milne Street	684 yd
Oldham Superstore	Unit 7-9, Chadderton Shopping Precinct, Middleton Road	815 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kick Sonic WADDINGTON STREET	artificial grass pitch	193 yd
Oba Millennium Centre FEATHERSTALL ROAD NORTH	health and fitness suite	412 yd
Westwood Park (Closed) Westhulme Avenue	tennis courts	505 yd
Grange Synthetic Pitch West End Street	artificial grass pitch	699 yd
Chadderton Sports Centre (Closed) Middleton Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	711 yd
Bare Trees Primary School HOLLY GROVE	artificial grass pitch	712 yd
Clayton Arms Sports Centre (Closed) Furtherwood Road		724 yd
Oldham Athletic Afc (Boundary Park) OLDHAM ATHLETIC AFC LTD OLDHAM ATHLETIC AFC LTD FURTHERWOOD ROAD	grass pitches	753 yd
Rifle Range Pitch BURNLEY LANE	grass pitches	903 yd
Chadderton Wellbeing Centre BURNLEY STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	910 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	79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	132.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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