# M35 9XQ: area report for a postcode in Oldham

M35 9XQ is a postcode in Oldham.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Oldham. Open the map at M35 9XQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) › [M35](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m35) › [M35 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m35-9)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019 (only August 2022), so there are no map points in Greater Manchester. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1354,53.5098,M359XQ
- **Hollinwood, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1354,53.5098,M359XQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1354,53.5098,M359XQ
- **No property in M35 9XQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.1354,53.5098,M359XQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Oldham 030C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1354,53.5098,M359XQ
- **£217,214 average price**: For the whole of Oldham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1354,53.5098,M359XQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1354,53.5098,M359XQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1354,53.5098,M359XQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at M35 9XQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1354,53.5098,M359XQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at M35 9XQ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1354,53.5098,M359XQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.1354,53.5098,M359XQ
- **15.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1354,53.5098,M359XQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [New Bridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-bridge-school-e138697) | Special | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [Woodhouses Voluntary Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodhouses-voluntary-primary-school-e105688) | Primary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hollinwood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hollinwood-academy-e140388) | Special | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2024 | – |
| [Holy Family RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-rc-primary-school-e149454) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Limehurst Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/limehurst-community-primary-school-e105638) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Co-op Academy Failsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/co-op-academy-failsworth-e144627) | Secondary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 45.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Oasis Academy Limeside](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-limeside-e137479) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), March 2024 | 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Higher Failsworth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/higher-failsworth-primary-school-e134784) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £445,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £423,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £430,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2023 | £373,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| May 2026 | £284,950 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| February 2024 | £370,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| June 2025 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 240 m |
| April 2026 | £382,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: ST CHADS PHARMACY (830 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Limehurst (880 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £217,214** (August 2026). Oldham’s average house price was £217,214 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,042** (2025). Full-time workers living in Oldham earned a median of £34,042 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 34th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.4×** (2025). A home in Oldham costs 6.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 122nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 36.8** (2025). Oldham has a deprivation score of 36.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 11th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Oldham 030C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 49.5** (2025). Oldham 030C has a deprivation score of 49.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,437th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,513** (2021). Oldham 030C had 1,513 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,835th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Oldham 030C, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 6.5%** (August 2026). In Oldham 030C, 6.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## M35 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £217,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M35 was £217,500 in 2025. 508th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 21,458** (2021). M35 had 21,458 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,374th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 72%** (2022). About 72% of people in M35 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.4%** (January 2026). In M35, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham)
- Centre: 53.5098, -2.1354

Council: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Manchester Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/manchester-central): Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.1354,53.5098,M359XQ

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m35-9xq.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m35-9xq