OL9 7LG is in Platting Road, Oldham and Oldham district. OL9 7LG is located in the Failsworth East electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Platting Road, Oldham, OL9 7LG and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: OL9 7LS, OL9 7LR, OL8 3RB, OL9 7LP.

Area Report

Property Prices

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 OL9 7LG

Average Price
£362,349
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£106,594
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£618,103

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales in OL9 7LG

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
13 Railway Road, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Other, an established residential building 		£499,9992020-07-31 £618,103
35, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£25,0002001-08-08 £106,594

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School
Hive Street , Hollinwood OL8 4QS 		3out of 4 705 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Higher Failsworth Primary School
Stansfield Road , Failsworth M35 9EA 		3out of 4 734 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Yew Tree Community School
Alcester Street , Chadderton OL9 8LD 		3out of 4 1,057 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Whitegate End Primary and Nursery School
Butterworth Lane , Chadderton OL9 8EB 		3out of 4 1,067 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Corpus Christi RC Primary School
Stanley Road , Chadderton OL9 7HA 		4out of 4 1,188 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 1,382 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Co-op Academy Failsworth
Brierley Avenue , Failsworth M35 9HA 		2out of 4 1,654 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Matthew's RC High School
Nuthurst Road , Moston M40 0EW 		- not rated 2,063 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College
Broadway , Chadderton OL9 9QY 		3out of 4 2,165 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Hathershaw College
Bellfield Avenue , Hathershaw OL8 3EP 		3out of 4 2,605 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 3,060 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
The Oldham College
Rochdale Road , OL9 6AA 		- not rated 3,369 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
SMS Changing lives School
Ferranti House , Wickentree Lane M35 9AY 		- not rated 396 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
New Bridge School
Roman Road , Hollinwood OL8 3PH 		4out of 4 1,018 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Teenage Works
Failsworth , Partington Street M35 9RD 		- not rated 1,470 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Kingfisher Special School
Foxdenton Lane , Chadderton OL9 9QR 		4out of 4 1,653 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Spring Brook Academy
Dean Street , Failsworth M35 0DQ 		2out of 4 2,087 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
La Via13 Railway Road1 yd
Roxy Cafe and EateryThe Guinness Partnership, Stable Street94 yd
The Old School BBQ Bus LtdAlford Street202 yd
Voujon Food Bar Ltd688-692 Manchester Road237 yd
SMS CoachingFerranti House, Wickentree Lane408 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Waggon & Horses483-485 Manchester Road227 yd
The Wheatsheaf699 Oldham Road356 yd
Houghton Arms708 Oldham Road474 yd
Streetbridge Inn230 Roman Road758 yd
The Bay Bar86 Wrigley Head827 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Failsworth Tandoori and Pizza487 Manchester Road231 yd
Golden Sun Chinese Chippy756 Oldham Road383 yd
Lena's Kitchen712 Oldham Road473 yd
Subway (Hallon Ltd)Shell Filling Station, 257 Manchester Road536 yd
Wong Kwok838 Hollins Road574 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Wm Morrison Supermarkets LimitedMorrisons Supermarket, Hollinwood Avenue494 yd
Morrisons Daily650-652 Oldham Road677 yd
Asda SupermarketHollins Road986 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Mabel Road
NORMAN STREET 		grass pitches585 yd
The Gym (Oldham)
DRURY LANE 		health and fitness suite700 yd
Higher Failsworth Primary School
STANSFIELD ROAD 		grass pitches719 yd
Chapel Road Synthetic Pitch
MANCHESTER ROAD 		artificial grass pitch778 yd
Oldham Athletic Afc (Chapel Road Training Ground)
Chapel Road 		grass pitches797 yd
Coalshaw Green Park
COALSHAW GREEN ROAD 		grass pitches, tennis courts814 yd
Hollinwood Sports Club
LIME LANE 		grass pitches939 yd
Oldham Sport For All Centre
OLDHAM SPORTS FOR ALL CENTRE OLDHAM SPORTS FOR ALL CENTRE ROMAN ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches976 yd
Higher Memorial Park
GRAFTON STREET 		tennis courts979 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 66.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 33.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 33.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 33.3%

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%

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

Safety

Is OL9 7LG dangerous?

According to police statistics, there was no crime reported in OL9 7LG 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

OL9 7LG area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in OL9 7LG 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 Employee62
Part-Time Employee26
Student (economically inactive)24
Looking after home or family24
Retired21
Self-Employed20
Long-Term Sick or disabled18
Other13
Unemployed10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles26
Human health and social work activities14
Manufacturing12
Construction12
Education10
Transport and storage6
Accommodation and food service activities6
Other5
Administrative and support service activities4
Financial and insurance activities3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2
Real estate activities2
Professional, scientific and technical activities2
Information and communication1

People

Gender

Female154
Male154

Partnership Status

Single116
Married: Opposite sex63
Separated14
Divorced22
Widowed8

Health

Very good health142
Good health109
Fair health32
Bad health18
Very bad health5

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications64
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 19
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 36
Apprenticeship16
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 39
Degree or Similar 43
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi12
Pakistani18
Other Asian2
Black African36
Other Black6
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean9
White215
Gypsy or Irish Traveller1
Other5

Country of Birth

United Kingdom259
European Union4
Africa27
Middle East and Asia16

Length of Residence

Born in the UK259
10+ Years38
5-10 Years4
2-5 Years3
Less than 2 years2

Passport Held

United Kingdom217
Italy1
Other EU countries3
Central and Western Africa3
Middle East1
Southern Asia9
No passport held72

Religion

No religion111
Christian142
Buddhist2
Jewish1
Muslim32
Other religion2
Not answered16
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