Chester Street, Oldham, OL9 7BD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around OL9 7BD is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.9%	51.4%	1.5%	51.0%	0.4%
Male	50.1%	48.6%	-1.5%	49.0%	-0.4%

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 7BD there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 57.1% 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	22%	31.5%	9.5%	37.9%	-6.4%
Married: Opposite sex	61.7%	57.1%	-4.6%	44.2%	12.9%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	6%	1.1%	-4.9%	2.2%	-1.1%
Divorced	4.7%	7%	2.3%	9.1%	-2.1%
Widowed	5.7%	3%	-2.7%	6.1%	-3.1%

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	45.2%	49.8%	4.6%	48.4%	1.4%
Good health	35.2%	31.9%	-3.3%	33.6%	-1.7%
Fair health	12%	12.9%	0.9%	12.7%	0.2%
Bad health	5.3%	3.5%	-1.8%	4.0%	-0.5%
Very bad health	2.2%	1.8%	-0.4%	1.2%	0.6%

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 7BD this area, 35.9% 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 20.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	44.7%	35.9%	-8.8%	18.2%	17.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9%	13.9%	4.9%	9.6%	4.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.7%	9.5%	-4.2%	13.4%	-3.9%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	5.3%	-4.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.3%	14.4%	7.1%	16.9%	-2.5%
Degree or Similar	10.3%	20.7%	10.4%	33.8%	-13.1%
Other	13.7%	4.9%	-8.8%	2.8%	2.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 8.8% 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	12.4%	10.7%	-1.7%	1.1%	9.6%
Chinese	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	3.1%	-2.9%
Pakistani	65.6%	67.1%	1.5%	2.7%	64.4%
Other Asian	1%	1.6%	0.6%	1.6%	0.0%
Black African	2.4%	4.5%	2.1%	2.5%	2.0%
Mixed White and Asian	2%	1.1%	-0.9%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Mixed Other	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	15.3%	8.8%	-6.5%	81.4%	-72.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other	0.8%	3.9%	3.1%	1.6%	2.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.7% 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	61.9%	58.7%	-3.2%	83.2%	-24.5%
European Union	1.8%	3.5%	1.7%	6.1%	-2.6%
Africa	2.9%	3.9%	1.0%	2.7%	1.2%
Middle East and Asia	33.4%	33.9%	0.5%	5.6%	28.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	61.9%	58.9%	-3.0%	83.2%	-24.3%
10+ Years	1.4%	25.9%	24.5%	9.8%	16.1%
5-10 Years	8.1%	5.7%	-2.4%	2.9%	2.8%
2-5 Years	6.7%	5.3%	-1.4%	2.2%	3.1%
Less than 2 years	21.8%	4.3%	-17.5%	1.9%	2.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74%	76.7%	-2.7%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Italy	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Portugal	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Spain	1.6%	0.4%	1.2%
Lithuania	4.3%	0.3%	4.0%
Poland	0.2%	1.3%	-1.1%
Other EU countries	0.2%	1.5%	-1.3%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	5.9%	1.2%	4.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	6.8%	13.5%	-6.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	3.4%	37.2%	-33.8%
Christian	8.1%	46.2%	-38.1%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	85.3%	6.5%	78.8%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Not answered	2.8%	6.0%	-3.2%

Safety

Is Chester Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Chester Street was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Werneth 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 -10.7%.

🔎 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 OL9 7BD, 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 - 10/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 9/10 (very 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 Chester Street are based on 48 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 Chester Street, Oldham, OL9 7BD

Estimated Average Property Prices for OL9 7BD

Average Price
£81,726

Semi-Detached
£76,856

Terraced
£81,328

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£97,327

Estimated Average Property Prices for Chester Street

Average Price
£73,675

Semi-Detached
£57,405

Terraced
£73,872

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£97,327

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Chester Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
23 Chester Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Other, an established residential building	£100,000	2025-03-28	£97,327
26 Chester Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£76,000	2022-08-12	£85,055
15 Chester Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£85,000	2021-12-23	£103,450
32 Chester Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£50,000	2020-11-27	£68,860
16A Chester Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£65,000	2020-01-24	£97,456

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for OL9 7BD

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in OL9 7BD 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	70
Full-Time Employee	60
Part-Time Employee	59
Student (economically inactive)	40
Other	35
Self-Employed	34
Unemployed	23
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Retired	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	16

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Transport and storage	20
Manufacturing	15
Human health and social work activities	14
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	8
Education	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Other	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Construction	2
Information and communication	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Freehold Community Academy Sidmouth Street , OL9 7RG	3out of 4	304 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stanley Road Primary School Derby Street , Chadderton OL9 7HX	3out of 4	680 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Corpus Christi RC Primary School Stanley Road , Chadderton OL9 7HA	4out of 4	697 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church CofE Primary School Crawley Way , Off Denton Lane OL9 9ED	3out of 4	893 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas CofE Primary School St Thomas Street , Werneth OL8 1SE	2out of 4	943 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College Broadway , Chadderton OL9 9QY	3out of 4	1,334 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Oldham Hollins Road , OL8 4JZ	1out of 4	1,337 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Radclyffe School Hunt Lane , Chadderton OL9 0LS	4out of 4	1,914 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Hathershaw College Bellfield Avenue , Hathershaw OL8 3EP	3out of 4	2,191 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Blue Coat CofE School Egerton Street , OL1 3SQ	4out of 4	2,489 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	1,329 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Oldham College Rochdale Road , OL9 6AA	- not rated	1,527 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest Plum Street , OL8 1TJ	- not rated	678 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Westwood High Kelsall Street , OL9 6HR	- not rated	992 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Oldham Hulme Grammar School Chamber Road , OL8 4BX	- not rated	1,066 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingfisher Special School Foxdenton Lane , Chadderton OL9 9QR	4out of 4	1,359 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Future Finders Employability College 77 Union Street , OL1 1JZ	- not rated	1,601 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	Distance
Werneth Park Cafe Bar	Werneth Park Lifelong Learning Centre, Frederick Street	341 yd
247Hotel.com	Former Travelodge, Windsor Road	535 yd
MT Belly's	292 Manchester Street	636 yd
Sweet Obsession	270a Manchester Street	762 yd
Old Mother Hubbards	270 Manchester Street	762 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Royal Oak	172 Manchester Road	310 yd
Colliers Arms	138 Old Lane	582 yd
Dog Inn	1 Block Lane	624 yd
Westend Bowling Club	West End Bowling Club, Selkirk Avenue	680 yd
Washbrook Tavern	315-317 Washbrook	805 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lahori Chaska	1 Warwick Street	89 yd
Ashi's Takeaway	117 Oxford Street	179 yd
Burgers & Beyond	122 Oxford Street	243 yd
Top Sweet House	180 Manchester Road	337 yd
Super Smash	Unit 10, Coppice Industrial Estate, Windsor Road	494 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Werneth Park FREDERICK STREET	tennis courts	201 yd
Gallaghers (Closed) Spencer Street	health and fitness suite	532 yd
Kicks Leisure (Avant) (Closed) Windsor Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	537 yd
Better Health And Fitness (Closed) Featherstall Road South	health and fitness suite	696 yd
St Augustine Of Canterbury Rc High School (Closed) Grange Avenue		760 yd
St Thomas' Primary School SCHOOL STREET	artificial grass pitch	845 yd
Oldham Hulme Grammar Schools CHAMBER ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool	932 yd
Werneth Cricket Club Chamber Road	grass pitches	975 yd
Saint Saviours Church Bishopgate St		1,006 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	98.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	98.2%

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	76.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	133.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of OL9 7BD