Whitstable Close, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 9LX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding OL9 9LX is primarily male, with 54.1% of the population 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	50%	45.9%	-4.1%	51.0%	-5.1%
Male	50%	54.1%	4.1%	49.0%	5.1%

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 9LX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.1% 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	41%	45.1%	4.1%	37.9%	7.2%
Married: Opposite sex	34%	40.4%	6.4%	44.2%	-3.8%
Separated	2.7%	4.2%	1.5%	2.2%	2.0%
Divorced	12.8%	6.6%	-6.2%	9.1%	-2.5%
Widowed	9.6%	3.8%	-5.8%	6.1%	-2.3%

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	35.2%	43.9%	8.7%	48.4%	-4.5%
Good health	38.9%	35.7%	-3.2%	33.6%	2.1%
Fair health	18.4%	12.6%	-5.8%	12.7%	-0.1%
Bad health	5.7%	5.1%	-0.6%	4.0%	1.1%
Very bad health	1.6%	2.7%	1.1%	1.2%	1.5%

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 9LX this area, 30.2% 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 13.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	37.8%	30.2%	-7.6%	18.2%	12.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.5%	12.3%	-4.2%	9.6%	2.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17%	17%	0.0%	13.4%	3.6%
Apprenticeship	3.2%	7.5%	4.3%	5.3%	2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.2%	16%	4.8%	16.9%	-0.9%
Degree or Similar	8%	13.7%	5.7%	33.8%	-20.1%
Other	6.4%	3.3%	-3.1%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 47.6% 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	21.7%	38%	16.3%	1.1%	36.9%
Indian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	3.1%	-2.8%
Pakistani	5.7%	6.5%	0.8%	2.7%	3.8%
Other Asian	1.6%	0.3%	-1.3%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	1.2%	3.8%	2.6%	2.5%	1.3%
Other Black	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	1%	0.6%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed Other	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	68.4%	47.6%	-20.8%	81.4%	-33.8%
Other	0%	2.4%	2.4%	1.6%	0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 72.9% 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	85.7%	72.9%	-12.8%	83.2%	-10.3%
European Union	0%	6.8%	6.8%	6.1%	0.7%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	1.2%	1.4%	0.2%	2.7%	-1.3%
Middle East and Asia	12.7%	18.2%	5.5%	5.6%	12.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	85.2%	72.2%	-13.0%	83.2%	-11.0%
10+ Years	0.8%	15.9%	15.1%	9.8%	6.1%
5-10 Years	0.8%	4.7%	3.9%	2.9%	1.8%
2-5 Years	4.5%	2.7%	-1.8%	2.2%	0.5%
Less than 2 years	8.6%	4.4%	-4.2%	1.9%	2.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.1%	76.7%	-1.6%
Ireland	3.4%	0.6%	2.8%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Other EU countries	1.4%	1.5%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	5.1%	1.2%	3.9%
No passport held	12.6%	13.5%	-0.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	20.1%	37.2%	-17.1%
Christian	28.9%	46.2%	-17.3%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	44.2%	6.5%	37.7%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2%

Safety

Is Whitstable Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Whitstable Close 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 -10.8%.

🔎 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. 85% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£35,200

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in OL9 9LX, 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 - 10/10 (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 - 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 - 3/10 (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) - 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) - 9/10 (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 Whitstable Close are based on 23 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 Whitstable Close, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 9LX

Estimated Average Property Prices for OL9 9LX

Average Price
£128,409

Semi-Detached
£112,346

Terraced
£154,166

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£112,290

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Whitstable Close

Average Price
£134,950

Semi-Detached
£111,937

Terraced
£168,927

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£107,877

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Whitstable CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
26 Whitstable Close, Oldham, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£95,000	2024-03-28	£99,425
48 Whitstable Close, Oldham, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£92,000	2022-07-20	£98,332
18 Whitstable Close, Oldham, Greater Manchester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£95,000	2021-06-01	£120,231
14 Whitstable Close, Oldham, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£118,000	2021-04-16	£135,003
6 Whitstable Close, Oldham, Greater Manchester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£90,000	2020-06-10	£129,619

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for OL9 9LX

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in OL9 9LX 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 Employee	55
Looking after home or family	31
Long-Term Sick or disabled	23
Part-Time Employee	22
Student (economically inactive)	21
Retired	18
Other	14
Self-Employed	12
Unemployed	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Human health and social work activities	14
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Manufacturing	7
Construction	6
Education	6
Transport and storage	4
Other	3
Information and communication	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	5,047 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Freehold Community Academy Sidmouth Street , OL9 7RG	3out of 4	477 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church CofE Primary School Crawley Way , Off Denton Lane OL9 9ED	3out of 4	513 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Luke's CofE Primary School Albion Street , Chadderton OL9 9HT	3out of 4	538 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Herbert's RC School Edward Street , Chadderton OL9 9SN	3out of 4	924 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Westwood Academy Middleton Road , OL9 6BH	3out of 4	927 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	956 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Radclyffe School Hunt Lane , Chadderton OL9 0LS	4out of 4	1,210 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
North Chadderton School Chadderton Hall Road , Chadderton OL9 0BN	3out of 4	2,080 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Oldham Hollins Road , OL8 4JZ	1out of 4	2,117 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Blue Coat CofE School Egerton Street , OL1 3SQ	4out of 4	2,443 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	1,459 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oldham Sixth Form College Union Street West , OL8 1XU	- not rated	1,521 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Hopwood Hall College Middleton Campus , Rochdale Road M24 6XH	- not rated	5,018 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	860 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest Plum Street , OL8 1TJ	- not rated	992 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Kingfisher Special School Foxdenton Lane , Chadderton OL9 9QR	4out of 4	1,302 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Chadderton Prepraratory School Broadway , Chadderton OL9 0AD	- not rated	1,557 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oldham Hulme Grammar School Chamber Road , OL8 4BX	- not rated	1,761 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
Diodes Incorporated Staff Canteen (Olive Catering Services Ltd)	Unit 2 3, Bentfield Industrial Units, Stockfield Road	179 yd
Paprika Delight	Unit 1, Oldham West Business Centre, Peel Street	423 yd
SAWN Charity	Unit 1 Stockfield Mill	548 yd
Coffee and Cake	301 Denton Lane	548 yd
Jungle J's Play and Party Centre	Unit 1, Melbourne Commercial Centre, Watts Street	573 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Crown	The Crown, Walsh Street	71 yd
Dog Inn	1 Block Lane	161 yd
Sun Mill Inn	503-507 Middleton Road	628 yd
North Chadderton Con Club	17 Victoria Street	659 yd
Springbank	48 Hunt Lane	683 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ying Chinese	7 Block Lane	161 yd
Spice Grill Oldham Ltd	1 Peel Street	423 yd
Brunch Bistro	1a Summers Street	447 yd
Saz's Hot & Cold Sarnies	Land Used By Evergreen Developments, 11 Lansdowne Road	473 yd
Creative Bakes	8 Olivers Court	483 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Home Bargains	521 Middleton Road	628 yd
Oldham Superstore	Unit 7-9, Chadderton Shopping Precinct, Middleton Road	749 yd
Asda Stores Ltd	Asda Superstore, 1 Milne Street	831 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Better Health And Fitness (Closed) Featherstall Road South	health and fitness suite	616 yd
Saint Saviours Church Bishopgate St		656 yd
Chadderton Sports Centre (Closed) Middleton Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	657 yd
Crossley Playing Fields HALBURY GARDENS	grass pitches	734 yd
Kicks Leisure (Avant) (Closed) Windsor Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	792 yd
Chadderton Wellbeing Centre BURNLEY STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	874 yd
Werneth Park FREDERICK STREET	tennis courts	892 yd
Oba Millennium Centre FEATHERSTALL ROAD NORTH	health and fitness suite	985 yd
Newman Rc College BROADWAY	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,025 yd
Chadderton Football Club Andrew Street	grass pitches	1,043 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	79.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	119.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	16.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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