UNION STREET, OL1 1HA House Prices & Local Information

OL1 1HA is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Union Street, 0.3km from Oldham in Oldham. Administratively it sits within Alexandra ward and the Oldham East and Saddleworth constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, OL1 1HA is a young, diverse area with many ethnic minority families and children. During the day, public administration and security with mainly white workforces. A balanced community with an average age of 39 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 71% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 40% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Oldham. Full-time employment stands at 22% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 0 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. 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 OL1 1HA are sourced from Output Area E00027522 (shared with 149 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.