OL1 2XQ House Prices & Local Information

OL1 2XQ 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 2XQ is a busy family neighbourhood — lots of children, diverse backgrounds. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a industrial units zone — non-white workforce in manufacturing and transport. The 28 average age reflects a thriving young professional community — a good mix of renters and first-time buyers, with strong employment rates. 63% 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 10% — 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 2XQ are sourced from Output Area E00027086 (shared with 13 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.