Area Guide For OL4 5BE

When it comes to housing in the OL4 5BE area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 99, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 111. There are around 107 Shared ownership properties, 60 Local Authority rented, 81 Housing Association rented and around 81 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 64 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 90 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 98 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 133 are employed in Routine occupation and 126 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 108.

In OL4 5BE area, Couple with children amount to 100 while Couple without children amount to 100. The neighbourhood also has around 102 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 94 votes. Around 110 people are DIY enthusiasts, 102 people are interested in eating out, 99 like exercise, 97 are into football and 105 are fond of gardening. 101 people also like music while 101 are into traveling.

The Daily Mirror is the most subscribed (133) newspaper in the area, followed by The Sun (124), Daily Express (102), Daily Mail (92), The Guardian (54), Daily Telegraph (51), The Times (44) and The Independent (38).

Some of the nearest services available in OL4 5BE are Sharpflex Ltd (Electronic Shop), Eric Charles Ltd (Electronic Shop), Lords Electrical (Electronic Shop), Saddleworth Heating Ltd (Gas Installers), G & G Carpet Warehouse (Carpet Fitter), P G Decorators (Painters & Decorators), Houlston Electrical (Electronic Shop), D H Roofing & Building (Roofing Contractors), X T I Ltd (Drain & Sewer Services), Lees D I Y Centre (DIY Shop), Oldham Decorators (Painters & Decorators), P & R Gas Services (Boiler Repair & Servicer), I K C Ltd (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Ralphs Carpet Bargains (Carpet Fitter), Carpet World North West Ltd (Carpet Cleaner), Ferndale Joinery Ltd (Carpenters & Joiners), P C Roofers (Roofing Contractors), M Callaghan (Builder), Electrotec Security Supplies (Security systems), I E S Contracts Ltd (Electronic Shop), General Cleaning Services (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Maddison's Painting & Decorating (Painters & Decorators), G & G Carpet Showroom & Bed Centre (Flooring Store), Stormsafe Fencing (Paving Contractors), Peter Harrison Architects (Architect), Whittaker Design (Architectural Service), G & G Carpet Warehouse (Carpet Fitter), Atlas Property Maintenance Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Harrison (Architect), Sleeptight Beds (Bed & Bedding Shop), Expert Electrician (Electronic Shop), Stephen Thorley (Painters & Decorators), Real Systems Controls Ltd (Electronic Shop) and Saddleworth Electrical Services (Electronic Shop).

OL4 5BE has access to various means of transportation including tube, bus and ferry ports. Nearest tube stations include . There is also easy access to airports like Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Manchester International Airport, Leeds Bradford International Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Liverpool Pier Head Ferry Terminal, Liverpool Isle of Man & Dublin Terminal, Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. OL4 5BE has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School, Hey-with-Zion Primary School, St Edward's RC School. Some of the secondary schools include Waterhead Academy Roxbury Campus, The Blue Coat CofE School, The Hathershaw College of Technology & Sport. Then there are others like Oldham Hulme Grammar Schools, Dale Grove School, Ashton Pupil Referral Unit.