CHARTER STREET, OL1 3RQ House Prices & Local Information

OL1 3RQ is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Charter Street, 0.3km from Lower Moor in Oldham. Administratively it sits within St Mary's ward and the Oldham East and Saddleworth constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, OL1 3RQ is a mixed area of service workers, students and families in semi-detached housing. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a large scale education zone — large schools, colleges, and universities, nationally widespread. The 31 average age reflects a thriving young professional community — a good mix of renters and first-time buyers, with strong employment rates. 60% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 32% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Oldham. Full-time employment stands at 16% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Property: With prices averaging £120k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 10.4% 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 OL1 3RQ are sourced from Output Area E00027507 (shared with 16 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.