# OL1 3EY: area report for a postcode in Oldham

OL1 3EY 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 OL1 3EY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) › [OL1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol1) › [OL1 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol1-3)

## 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=-2.1125,53.5426,OL13EY
- **Oldham Central, 250 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1125,53.5426,OL13EY
- **11 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1125,53.5426,OL13EY
- **No property in OL1 3EY 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=-2.1125,53.5426,OL13EY
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Oldham 014D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1125,53.5426,OL13EY
- **£217,214 average price**: For the whole of Oldham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1125,53.5426,OL13EY
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1125,53.5426,OL13EY
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1125,53.5426,OL13EY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL1 3EY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1125,53.5426,OL13EY
- **Moderate road and rail noise at OL1 3EY**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1125,53.5426,OL13EY
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-2.1125,53.5426,OL13EY
- **12.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1125,53.5426,OL13EY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Westwood Boys School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westwood-boys-school-e147912) | Independent | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Springboard Project](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-springboard-project-e145922) | Special | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | – |
| [Future Finders Employability College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/future-finders-employability-college-e146551) | Special | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Holy Cross Ceva Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-cross-ceva-primary-school-e135720) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Oldham College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-oldham-college-e130505) | Sixth form and further education | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Blue Coat CofE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-blue-coat-cofe-school-e137133) | Secondary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 57.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Oldham Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oldham-sixth-form-college-e145002) | Sixth form and further education | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-brian-clarke-church-of-england-academy-e149137) | Secondary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2024 | £45,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| December 2024 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| July 2026 | £105,200 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 270 m |
| February 2025 | £90,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 280 m |
| March 2026 | £141,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 300 m |
| September 2023 | £80,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 350 m |
| April 2025 | £192,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 370 m |
| April 2026 | £37,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 430 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Oldham Central (260 m, 3 minutes on foot); Oldham King Street (470 m, 6 minutes on foot); Oldham Mumps (600 m, 7 minutes on foot); Westwood (880 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTRE (280 m); THE CHOWDHURY PRACTICE (320 m); OLDHAM FAMILY PRACTICE (320 m); JALAL PRACTICE (320 m); PERKINS PRACTICE (320 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (100 m); MEDI CALL (160 m); CANNON ST(HCC)LTD (250 m); OLDHAM PHARMACY (320 m); WELL (360 m)
- Dental practices: ASCROFT MEDICAL (220 m); THE TOOTH PLACE LIMITED (240 m); INTEGRATED CARE CENTRE (320 m); DENTAL SURGERY (360 m); SYNERGY DENTAL (370 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Oldham (90 m, Iceland); Heron Werneth Oldham (110 m, Heron); Sainsburys Oldham (350 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Oldham Food Warehouse (620 m, Iceland); Tesco Oldham Superstore (950 m, Tesco)

## 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 014D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 70.9** (2025). Oldham 014D has a deprivation score of 70.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 250th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,477** (2021). Oldham 014D had 2,477 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,098th 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: 96.5%** (January 2026). In Oldham 014D, 96.5% 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: 13.8%** (August 2026). In Oldham 014D, 13.8% 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.

## OL1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £174,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OL1 was £174,500 in 2025. 210th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 25,702** (2021). OL1 had 25,702 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,132nd 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: 95%** (2022). About 95% of people in OL1 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: 98.0%** (January 2026). In OL1, 98.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham)
- Centre: 53.5426, -2.1125

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

## Your MP

- [Oldham East and Saddleworth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/oldham-east-and-saddleworth): Debbie Abrahams (Labour), 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=-2.1125,53.5426,OL13EY

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol1-3ey