OL1 3NU House Prices & Local Information

OL1 3NU is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood located 0.3km from Acre 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. The daytime character shifts — manufacturing, energy and utilities. An average age of 35 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 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. 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 3NU are sourced from Output Area E00181809 (shared with 29 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.