BENFIELD STREET, OL10 1BB House Prices & Local Information

OL10 1BB is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Benfield Street, 0.7km from Heywood in Heywood. Administratively it sits within North Heywood ward and the Heywood and Middleton constituency.

For families considering a move, OL10 1BB represents a transitional terrace area — improving but still facing economic pressures. The daytime character shifts — white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. The 41 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 61% of properties are owner-occupied — a strong indicator of neighbourhood stability and long-term community investment.

Property: With prices averaging £84k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 10.0% 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 OL10 1BB are sourced from Output Area E00027851 (shared with 12 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.