# OL1 4PQ: area report for a postcode in Oldham

OL1 4PQ 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 4PQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) › [OL1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol1) › [OL1 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol1-4)

## 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=-2.0818,53.5683,OL14PQ
- **Shaw and Crompton, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0818,53.5683,OL14PQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0818,53.5683,OL14PQ
- **No property in OL1 4PQ 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=-2.0818,53.5683,OL14PQ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Oldham 007F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0818,53.5683,OL14PQ
- **£217,171 average price**: For the whole of Oldham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0818,53.5683,OL14PQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0818,53.5683,OL14PQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 770 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0818,53.5683,OL14PQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL1 4PQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0818,53.5683,OL14PQ
- **Low road and rail noise at OL1 4PQ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0818,53.5683,OL14PQ
- **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=-2.0818,53.5683,OL14PQ
- **9.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0818,53.5683,OL14PQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-moorside-cofe-va-primary-school-e105695) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hodge Clough Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hodge-clough-primary-school-e136223) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 2024 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-rc-junior-infant-and-nursery-school-a-voluntary-academy-e152017) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [Farrowdale House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/farrowdale-house-school-e105747) | Independent | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/e-act-royton-and-crompton-academy-e146316) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 38.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [East Crompton St George's CofE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-crompton-st-georges-cofe-school-e142271) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-theresas-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e152538) | Primary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Woodlands Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodlands-primary-academy-e144025) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2025 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| November 2025 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| September 2023 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| February 2026 | £167,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| February 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| June 2026 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| November 2025 | £193,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MOORSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE (830 m)
- Pharmacies: HOBBS PHARMACY (830 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Oldham Moorside (770 m, Morrisons); Co-op Moorside Oldham (810 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £217,171** (July 2026). Oldham’s average house price was £217,171 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 123rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 007F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.3** (2025). Oldham 007F has a deprivation score of 28.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,128th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Oldham 007F was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 7,875th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,751** (2021). Oldham 007F had 2,751 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 364th 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: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Oldham 007F, 99.5% 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.

## 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: 53.5683, -2.0818

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), July 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=-2.0818,53.5683,OL14PQ

## How to cite

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