Fountains Walk, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 8PX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding OL9 8PX, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.9% 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	51.1%	53.9%	2.8%	51.0%	2.9%
Male	48.9%	46.1%	-2.8%	49.0%	-2.9%

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 area around OL9 8PX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.6% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	37%	43.6%	6.6%	37.9%	5.7%
Married: Opposite sex	40.4%	39.7%	-0.7%	44.2%	-4.5%
Separated	4.1%	2.3%	-1.8%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	11.5%	9.3%	-2.2%	9.1%	0.2%
Widowed	7%	5.1%	-1.9%	6.1%	-1.0%

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	32.7%	44.7%	12.0%	48.4%	-3.7%
Good health	38.4%	34.5%	-3.9%	33.6%	0.9%
Fair health	19.7%	16.1%	-3.6%	12.7%	3.4%
Bad health	5.7%	3.4%	-2.3%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	3.5%	1.2%	-2.3%	1.2%	0.0%

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 20.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	31.1%	27.4%	-3.7%	18.2%	9.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.9%	9.7%	-6.2%	9.6%	0.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.4%	13.9%	-3.5%	13.4%	0.5%
Apprenticeship	5.2%	6.9%	1.7%	5.3%	1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.5%	19.7%	8.2%	16.9%	2.8%
Degree or Similar	13.3%	20.5%	7.2%	33.8%	-13.3%
Other	5.6%	1.9%	-3.7%	2.8%	-0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 78.2% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	3.1%	3.1%	1.1%	2.0%
Chinese	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	0%	1.5%	1.5%	3.1%	-1.6%
Pakistani	2.5%	5.5%	3.0%	2.7%	2.8%
Other Asian	0%	0.9%	0.9%	1.6%	-0.7%
Black African	2.9%	4%	1.1%	2.5%	1.5%
Black Caribbean	1%	0%	-1.0%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.8%	1.0%
White	90.8%	78.2%	-12.6%	81.4%	-3.2%
Other	0%	1.2%	1.2%	1.6%	-0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 85.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	95.2%	85.8%	-9.4%	83.2%	2.6%
European Union	1.3%	3.1%	1.8%	6.1%	-3.0%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	2.2%	3.1%	0.9%	2.7%	0.4%
Middle East and Asia	1.3%	7.1%	5.8%	5.6%	1.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	94%	85.8%	-8.2%	83.2%	2.6%
10+ Years	0%	8%	8.0%	9.8%	-1.8%
5-10 Years	1.6%	4.6%	3.0%	2.9%	1.7%
2-5 Years	3.2%	0%	-3.2%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	1.3%	1.5%	0.2%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.5%	76.7%	2.8%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	1.2%	1.5%	-0.3%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	2.5%	1.2%	1.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	12.4%	13.5%	-1.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30%	37.2%	-7.2%
Christian	49.2%	46.2%	3.0%
Hindu	0.9%	1.7%	-0.8%
Muslim	15.5%	6.5%	9.0%
Not answered	4.3%	6.0%	-1.7%

Safety

Is Fountains Walk Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Fountains Walk 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 -8.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 82% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£36,100

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in OL9 8PX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 1/10 (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 - 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) - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Fountains Walk are based on 19 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 Fountains Walk, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 8PX

Estimated Average Property Prices for OL9 8PX

Average Price
£177,772

Semi-Detached
£196,659

Terraced
£163,606

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fountains Walk

Average Price
£180,699

Semi-Detached
£200,360

Terraced
£166,401

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Fountains WalkStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Fountains Walk, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£132,000	2023-11-09	£143,632
4 Fountains Walk, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£125,000	2022-02-07	£146,144
6 Fountains Walk, Oldham, Greater Manchester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£139,000	2022-01-17	£163,459
7 Fountains Walk, Oldham, Greater Manchester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£140,000	2021-12-17	£169,360
2 Fountains Walk, Oldham, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£125,000	2021-10-22	£153,835

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for OL9 8PX

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	90
Retired	44
Part-Time Employee	41
Self-Employed	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	22
Student (economically inactive)	10
Unemployed	9
Looking after home or family	8
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Manufacturing	26
Human health and social work activities	20
Construction	19
Other	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Transport and storage	8
Education	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	3
Information and communication	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sunny Brow Nursery School Sunny Brow Road , Archer Park M24 4AD	4out of 4	4,406 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Christ Church CofE Primary School Crawley Way , Off Denton Lane OL9 9ED	3out of 4	597 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Yew Tree Community School Alcester Street , Chadderton OL9 8LD	3out of 4	718 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Luke's CofE Primary School Albion Street , Chadderton OL9 9HT	3out of 4	1,009 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stanley Road Primary School Derby Street , Chadderton OL9 7HX	3out of 4	1,030 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Freehold Community Academy Sidmouth Street , OL9 7RG	3out of 4	1,101 yd	Academy converter	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	420 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Radclyffe School Hunt Lane , Chadderton OL9 0LS	4out of 4	1,319 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Oldham Hollins Road , OL8 4JZ	1out of 4	2,109 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Chadderton School Chadderton Hall Road , Chadderton OL9 0BN	3out of 4	2,537 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew's RC High School Nuthurst Road , Moston M40 0EW	- not rated	2,588 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	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	2,459 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Oldham College Rochdale Road , OL9 6AA	- not rated	2,514 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hopwood Hall College Middleton Campus , Rochdale Road M24 6XH	- not rated	4,969 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kingfisher Special School Foxdenton Lane , Chadderton OL9 9QR	4out of 4	199 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest Plum Street , OL8 1TJ	- not rated	1,821 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Westwood High Kelsall Street , OL9 6HR	- not rated	1,905 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
SMS Changing lives School Ferranti House , Wickentree Lane M35 9AY	- not rated	2,111 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oldham Hulme Grammar School Chamber Road , OL8 4BX	- not rated	2,210 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
Clipper Logistics	Raven Mill, Raven Avenue	181 yd
McDonald's	Unit 1, Jardine Way	357 yd
Indish Restaurant	Indish, Jardine Way	357 yd
Olive Tree Cafe	132 Fields New Road	433 yd
San Rocco	195 Broadway	471 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Sportsman	1 Denton Lane	58 yd
Nimble Nook Working Mens Club	Nimble Nook Working Mens Club, Foxdenton Lane	482 yd
Washbrook Tavern	315-317 Washbrook	703 yd
Colliers Arms	138 Old Lane	832 yd
Boat and Horses	Boat & Horses Hotel, Broadway	832 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wing Lee Fish & Chips	87 Thompson Lane	370 yd
Indish Express	91 Thompson Lane	370 yd
Chang's Kitchen	242 Foxdenton Lane	482 yd
Simply Fish and Chips	299 Denton Lane	560 yd
Yoba	31 Coalshaw Green Road	687 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Lidl	Unit 2, Jardine Way		357 yd
Costco Wholesale	Costco, 430 Broadway		995 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Newman Rc College BROADWAY	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	430 yd
Saint Saviours Church Bishopgate St		475 yd
Yew Tree Community School ALCESTER STREET	grass pitches	702 yd
Crossley Playing Fields HALBURY GARDENS	grass pitches	837 yd
Foxdenton Park FOXDENTON PARK FOXDENTON PARK FOXDENTON LANE	grass pitches, tennis courts	940 yd
Coalshaw Green Park COALSHAW GREEN ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	943 yd
Foxdenton Park (Closed) Foxdenton Lane	tennis courts	985 yd
Gallaghers (Closed) Spencer Street	health and fitness suite	1,017 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%

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