OL8 1BY House Prices & Local Information

OL8 1BY is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood located 0.0km from Primrose Bank in Oldham. Administratively it sits within Alexandra ward and the Oldham West and Royton constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, OL8 1BY is many residents of this subgroup are born in eu countries, but uk-born members are also more common than elsewhere in the group. many residents identify with the pakistani ethnic group. residents are more likely than members of other subgroups to reside in properties that are not flats, to declare no religious affiliation and to identify as being of mixed or multiple ethnicities. the members of the subgroup are educated to lower levels than the group average. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a industrial units zone — non-white workforce in manufacturing and transport. Average age 26 — a clear signal of a student and young renter community, typically with strong café and nightlife culture nearby. 84% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 100% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Oldham. Full-time employment stands at 7% — 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 OL8 1BY are sourced from Output Area E00181756 (shared with 14 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.