OL1 3BB House Prices & Local Information

OL1 3BB is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood located 0.2km from Oldham in Oldham. Administratively it sits within Coldhurst ward and the Oldham West and Royton constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, OL1 3BB is a mixed area of service workers, students and families in semi-detached housing. The daytime character shifts — urban high streets with mixed ethnicity and businesses. The 43 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 74% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 31% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Oldham. Full-time employment stands at 22% — 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 3BB are sourced from Output Area E00027088 (shared with 43 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.