HENSHAW STREET, OL1 2BP House Prices & Local Information

OL1 2BP is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Henshaw Street, 0.1km from Cold Hurst Hollow in Oldham. Administratively it sits within Coldhurst ward and the Oldham West and Royton constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, OL1 2BP is a young, diverse area with many ethnic minority families and children. Outside of residential hours, ethnically mixed workforce in transportation and storage. At 31 years average, this is a working-age, professionally active neighbourhood with good transport links and a dynamic social mix. 91% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 64% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Oldham. Full-time employment stands at 19% — 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 2BP are sourced from Output Area E00027109 (shared with 7 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.