OL1 2XJ House Prices & Local Information

OL1 2XJ is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood located 0.1km from Frankhill in Oldham. Administratively it sits within Coldhurst ward and the Oldham West and Royton constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, OL1 2XJ is a busy family neighbourhood — lots of children, diverse backgrounds. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a healthcare and public administration zone — major hospitals and public administration with diverse workforces. This is a stable, socially diverse area (average age 40) — accessible for a wide range of households, from young families to empty nesters. 90% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 47% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Oldham. Full-time employment stands at 11% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

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 2XJ are sourced from Output Area E00027093 (shared with 61 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.