ST MARYS ESTATE, OL1 3BZ House Prices & Local Information

OL1 3BZ is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on St Marys Estate, 0.3km from Frankhill in Oldham. Administratively it sits within Coldhurst ward and the Oldham West and Royton constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, OL1 3BZ is a mixed area of service workers, students and families in semi-detached housing. During the day, urban high streets with mixed ethnicity and businesses. A balanced community with an average age of 43 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 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.

Property: With prices averaging £50k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area. 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 3BZ are sourced from Output Area E00027088 (shared with 43 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.