OLDHAM STREET, M4 1BA House Prices & Local Information

M4 1BA is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Oldham Street, 0.5km from Ancoats in Manchester. Administratively it sits within Piccadilly ward and the Manchester Central constituency.

This is a well-established rental postcode — a young professional neighbourhood — career-focused, mobile, mostly renting. The daytime character shifts — big city services, with accommodation and food. An average age of 32 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 68% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants. Employment levels are high (57% in full-time work) — a well-connected, economically active community.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 0 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £147k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 4.7% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for M4 1BA are sourced from Output Area E00176087 (shared with 12 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.