Area Information for Waterloo Street, Oldham, OL4 1ER

Summary Back to Top

Waterloo Street in Oldham is in the North West region of England. The postcode is within the St Mary's ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Oldham East and Saddleworth. This page combines information for the address Waterloo Street, Oldham, OL4 1ER, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of OL4 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

For information about recent house sales in this postcode, please view our property sales page for OL4 1ER.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Oldham
Ward St Mary's
Constituency Oldham East and Saddleworth * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region North West
Country England

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Waterloo Street, Oldham, OL4 1ER:

Morris Street, Oldham, OL4 1EW
Retford Street, Oldham, OL4 1EP
Brompton Street, Oldham, OL4 1AG
Pitt Street, Oldham, OL4 1AL
Brompton Street, Oldham, OL4 1AF
Calderbrook Way, Oldham, OL4 1ET

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about OL4 as a whole.

About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Waterloo Street, Oldham, OL4 1ER is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses. The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

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Housing (27 Sales) Back to Top

House Prices

We have found 27 property sales in Waterloo Street since the beginning of 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.


Housing Types Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Waterloo Street, Oldham consists predominantly of terraced housing, which is common in suburban and inner-city areas. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 3
Semi-Detached 14
Terraced 68
Flat (Purpose-Built) 2
Flat (Converted) 2
Total 89
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of housing tenures, as detailed below. Across the UK, an average of 33% of households were owned outright, 29.7% were mortgaged/shared ownership, 17.5% were social housing, and 19.5% were privately rented at the last census.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 41
Owned with Mortgage 12
Shared Ownership 0
Rented: From Council 7
Rented: Other Social 15
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 15
Rented: Other 4
Rent Free 0
Total 94

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 11
Two People 13
Three People 11
Four People 12
Five People 12
Six People 17
Seven People 9
8+ People 6
Total 91

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Waterloo Street, Oldham consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 11
Family Household 49
Other Household 31
Total 91

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 18
Deprived In One Dimension 32
Deprived In Two Dimensions 26
Deprived In Three Dimensions 15
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 91

People Back to Top

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Oldham East and Saddleworth constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 52% male.

Gender
Male 206
Female 189
Total 395

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

The area around OL4 1ER has a very large concentration of children that are under 15 (at 26% of the resident population). This is commonly seen in suburban neighbourhoods, and sometimes in areas of high social housing.

Age Groups
0-4 37
5-9 27
10-14 40
15-19 38
20-24 28
25-29 29
30-34 33
35-39 36
40-44 28
45-49 20
50-54 19
55-59 9
60-64 20
65-69 17
70-74 7
75-79 5
80-84 3
85+ 1
Total 397

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode OL4 1ER does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 74
Married 171
Separated 8
Divorced 15
Widowed 18
Total 286

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 196
Good 118
Fair 58
Bad 12
Very Bad 11
Total 395

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

Waterloo Street and surrounding area has a larger than average concentration of residents have no qualifications - 41% of the resident population. On average, around 18.2% of census respondents fall into this category.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 53
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 28
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 44
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 36
No GCSEs or Equivalent 116
Other 6
Total 283

Culture Back to Top

Ethnic Group Embed This

Waterloo Street, Oldham can be considered more ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 2% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 7
Mixed Ethnicity 11
Pakistani 299
Bangladeshi 27
Other Asian 36
Black African 2
Black Caribbean 1
Other Black/African/Caribbean 1
Other 13
Total 397

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

In this area (Waterloo Street, Oldham), 59% of the residents were born in the United Kingdom, which is significantly below the UK average.

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 231
European Union 9
Africa 2
Middle East and Asia 154
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 1
Total 397

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 231
10+ Years 120
5-10 Years 12
2-5 Years 19
Less Than 2 Years 13
Total 395

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to OL4 1ER.

Passport(s) Held
None 12
United Kingdom 339
European Union 13
Rest of Europe 0
African Countries 1
Middle East or Asia 30

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 0
Christian 17
Buddhist 0
Hindu 0
Jewish 0
Muslim 358
Sikh 0
Other Religion 0
Not Stated 20
Total 395

Employment Back to Top

Economic Activity Embed This

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 40
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 44
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 16
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 4
Unemployed 14
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 42
Retired 26
Looking After Home or Family 49
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 28
Other 18
Total 281

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 10
Professional Occupations 10
Associate Professional Occupations 6
Skilled Trades Occupations 9
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 16
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 23
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 18
Elementary Occupations 18
Total 110

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 7
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 24
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 12
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 24
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 9
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 33
Semi-Routine Occupation 36
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 99
Full-time Student 41
Total 285

Policing and Crime Back to Top

Waterloo Street, Oldham, OL4 1ER is within the St Mary's (Oldham) policing neighbourhood, under the Greater Manchester Police force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999.

Neighbourhood Team

Neighbourhood Team Address St Mary's (Oldham)
Force Website: http://www.gmp.police.uk

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

Nearby Services Back to Top

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Below are the details of the closest services to OL4 1ER. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for OL4 1ER.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Waterloo Street, Oldham, OL4 1ER. The nearest railway station is Mossley (Manchester), approximately 2.7 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Mossley (Manchester) 2.7 miles
Ashton-under-Lyne 3.1 miles
Moston 3.2 miles
Mills Hill (Manchester) 3.2 miles
Greenfield 3.5 miles
Stalybridge 3.9 miles
Guide Bridge 4.3 miles
Fairfield 4.8 miles
Hyde North 5 miles
Castleton (Manchester) 5.1 miles
Flowery Field 5.2 miles
Gorton 5.4 miles
Denton 5.6 miles
Rochdale 5.6 miles
Newton for Hyde 5.6 miles
Hyde Central 5.8 miles
Ashburys 5.9 miles
Godley 6.1 miles
Belle Vue 6.1 miles
Ryder Brow 6.3 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Waterloo Street, Oldham, OL4 1ER. The nearest is Glodwick Infant and Nursery School, approximately 210 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
Glodwick Infant and Nursery School 210 yards
    
Alexandra Park Junior School 430 yards
    
Greenhill Academy 500 yards
    
Horton Mill Community Primary School 560 yards
    
Roundthorn Primary Academy 0.5 miles
    
Broadfield Primary School 0.6 miles
    
Oasis Academy Clarksfield 0.7 miles
    
St Anne's RC Primary School 0.7 miles
    
Greenacres Primary Academy 0.8 miles
    
Beever Primary School 0.8 miles
    

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Waterloo Street, Oldham, OL4 1ER. The nearest is Sapience Girls Academy, approximately 80 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
Sapience Girls Academy 80 yards  
Oasis Academy Leesbrook 0.6 miles
    
The Blue Coat CofE School 0.8 miles
    
The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy 1 mile  
The Hathershaw College 1.1 miles
    
Oasis Academy Oldham 1.5 miles
    
Waterhead Academy 1.5 miles
    
Ellen House Secondary 1.6 miles  
E-ACT the Oldham Academy North 2 miles
    
St Damian's RC Science College 2 miles
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Waterloo Street, Oldham, OL4 1ER. The nearest is Alexandra Group Med Pract, approximately 350 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Waterloo Street, Oldham, OL4 1ER. The nearest is Ahmad and Saleem Partners Ltd, approximately 290 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to Waterloo Street, Oldham, OL4 1ER. The nearest is All Saints Hospital, approximately 1.3 miles away.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Waterloo Street, Oldham, OL4 1ER. The nearest is Eye Care Optical, approximately 840 yards away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.


 

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Broadband in OL4 1ER

This postcode has support for gigabit broadband at one or more premises. Gigabit broadband is the latest high-speed standard, meaning fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 1,000Mbps or more - more than enough for even the most demanding household gaming, video calling, video and internet browsing needs. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.

Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet.

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? Yes
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Maximum Download Speed Available 1000Mbps+

Top Broadband Suppliers Back to Top

Thanks to a survey[link] performed for Broadband Genie, we can show you the best broadband suppliers in the United Kingdom as of 2019. The most popular supplier was Plusnet, based on average scores for value, support, speed, reliability, customer service, security and whether the customer would recommend the supplier.

Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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