# OL1 9WH: area report for a postcode in Oldham

OL1 9WH 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 9WH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) › [OL1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol1) › [OL1 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol1-9)

## 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=-2.0998,53.5415,OL19WH
- **Oldham Mumps, 260 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0998,53.5415,OL19WH
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0998,53.5415,OL19WH
- **No property in OL1 9WH 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=-2.0998,53.5415,OL19WH
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Oldham 022C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0998,53.5415,OL19WH
- **£217,214 average price**: For the whole of Oldham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0998,53.5415,OL19WH
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0998,53.5415,OL19WH
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0998,53.5415,OL19WH
- **97% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.0998,53.5415,OL19WH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at OL1 9WH**: Road 58 dB, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0998,53.5415,OL19WH
- **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=-2.0998,53.5415,OL19WH
- **12.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0998,53.5415,OL19WH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Horton Mill Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horton-mill-community-primary-school-e105679) | Primary | 130 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westwood Boys School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westwood-boys-school-e147912) | Independent | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Greenhill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenhill-academy-e140579) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sapience Girls Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sapience-girls-academy-e149339) | Independent | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Beever Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beever-primary-school-e105627) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Blue Coat CofE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-blue-coat-cofe-school-e137133) | Secondary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 57.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Glodwick Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glodwick-infant-and-nursery-school-e105645) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e152018) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2024 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 360 m |
| March 2025 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 370 m |
| July 2023 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 370 m |
| June 2025 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 390 m |
| May 2023 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 400 m |
| December 2023 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 410 m |
| December 2023 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 410 m |
| July 2023 | £65,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 410 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Oldham Mumps (260 m, 3 minutes on foot); Oldham Central (820 m, 10 minutes on foot); Derker (930 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HOPWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE (290 m); GREENBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE (460 m); ALEXANDRA GROUP MED PRACT (520 m); GLODWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE (520 m); ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTRE (630 m)
- Pharmacies: GREENMED PHARMACY (170 m); OUR PHARMACY (290 m); OLDHAM LATE NIGHT PHARMACY (310 m); SEEMED INTERNET PHARMACY (390 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (450 m)
- Dental practices: RHODES DP LTD (420 m); SYNERGY DENTAL (490 m); DENTAL SURGERY (500 m); GLODWICK DENTAL PRACTICE (520 m); THE TOOTH PLACE LIMITED (610 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Oldham Huddersfield Rd Extra (750 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Oldham (810 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Oldham Food Warehouse (840 m, Iceland); Heron Werneth Oldham (900 m, Heron); Iceland Oldham (940 m, Iceland)

## 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 022C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 71.6** (2025). Oldham 022C has a deprivation score of 71.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 230th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,214** (2021). Oldham 022C had 2,214 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,700th 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: 99.1%** (January 2026). In Oldham 022C, 99.1% 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: 10.6%** (August 2026). In Oldham 022C, 10.6% 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: 53.5415, -2.0998

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-2.0998,53.5415,OL19WH

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