MILES STREET, OL1 3NR House Prices & Local Information

OL1 3NR is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Miles Street, 0.3km from Greenacres Moor in Oldham. Administratively it sits within St James' ward and the Oldham East and Saddleworth constituency.

This is a well-established rental postcode — a high-density area of young ethnic minority families, mostly in flats. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a manufacturing, energy and utilities zone — manufacturing, energy and utilities. The 35 average age reflects a thriving young professional community — a good mix of renters and first-time buyers, with strong employment rates. 41% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 0 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £85k, 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 3NR are sourced from Output Area E00181809 (shared with 29 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.