# OL1

Postcode district covering Oldham, in Oldham.

OL1 is a postcode district covering Oldham, in Oldham. Median sale price £174,500 in 2025. About 26,919 people.

Postcode district. Code OL1. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [OL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an OL1 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol1#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol1#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol1#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol1#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=OL1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 95% of people in OL1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=OL1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 162 homes were sold in OL1 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=OL1) (Census 2021, England and Wales): OL1 had 25,702 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england#place=OL1) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Oldham, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is OL1.

## How OL1 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | OL1 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £174,500 | 2nd cheapest | 16 postcode districts, OL · 2025 |
| Population | 25,702 | 7th least populated | 16 postcode districts, OL · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 95% | joint 7th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 16 postcode districts, OL · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.0% | 3rd highest | 16 postcode districts, OL · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of OL1?

OL1 had 25,702 usual residents at the census.
OL1 is the 1,132nd most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Deprivation in OL1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so OL1 has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in OL1

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Oldham 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01032558) | 1,728 | – | 1 | 99.3% |
| [Oldham 007F](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01032559) | 2,751 | – | 3 | 99.5% |
| [Oldham 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005339) | 1,485 | – | 9 | 96.4% |
| [Oldham 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005421) | 1,816 | – | 2 | 98.1% |
| [Oldham 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005422) | 1,551 | – | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Oldham 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01032920) | 2,585 | – | 2 | 99.3% |
| [Oldham 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005348) | 2,423 | – | 1 | 98.5% |
| [Oldham 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005350) | 2,408 | – | 1 | 96.9% |
| [Oldham 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005432) | 1,827 | – | 1 | 97.7% |
| [Oldham 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005433) | 2,477 | – | 1 | 96.5% |
| [Oldham 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005349) | 2,506 | – | 1 | 99.0% |
| [Oldham 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005354) | 1,804 | – | 2 | 98.1% |

## Your MP

- [Oldham East and Saddleworth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/oldham-east-and-saddleworth): Debbie Abrahams (Labour), MP since July 2024. 58% of the people here.
- [Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/oldham-west-chadderton-and-royton): Jim McMahon (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 42% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in OL1

[Derker](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/derker), [Moorside & Sholver](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/moorside-and-sholver), [Oldham Town North](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/oldham-town-north)

## Postcode sectors in OL1

[OL1 1 (100 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol1-1), [OL1 2 (205 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol1-2), [OL1 3 (182 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol1-3), [OL1 4 (225 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol1-4), [OL1 9 (65 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol1-9)

## Council

[Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham)

## Towns in OL1

[Chadderton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chadderton), [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/oldham)

## Postcode districts next to OL1

[M24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m24), [OL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol2), [OL4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol4), [OL8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol8), [OL9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol9)

## Nearest rail stations

[Shaw and Crompton (1.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.0895,53.5762), [Derker (2.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.1016,53.5498), [Oldham Mumps (3.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.1034,53.5424), [Oldham Central (3.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.1121,53.5403)

## More in the OL postcode area

[All OL postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## OL1 in brief

OL1 is a postcode district covering Oldham, in Oldham.
About 26,919 people lived in OL1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £174,500 in 2025 across 162 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in OL1 was £174,500 in 2025.
OL1 had 25,702 usual residents at the census.
About 95% of people in OL1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In OL1, 98.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: OL1
- Postcode area: [OL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol)
- Constituency: [Oldham East and Saddleworth †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/oldham-east-and-saddleworth)
- Council: [Oldham †](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham)
- Area: 8.31 km²
- People, mid-2024: 26,919*
- Neighbourhoods: 12
- Output areas: 73

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[OL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol2), [OL9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol9), [OL4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol4), [OL8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol8), [M24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m24)

## Latest updates for OL1

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/OL1

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol1, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol1#f-house-sales-median-price.

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 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol1