OL4
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Oldham and Lees, in Oldham.
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 OL4 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In OL4, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How OL4 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of OL4?
OL4 had 47,783 usual residents at the census.
OL4 is the 250th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in OL4, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so OL4 has no single figure. Of its 28 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 12 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in OL4
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldham 007C | 1,278 | No figure | 7 | 99.6% |
| Oldham 007D | 1,555 | No figure | 8 | 99.1% |
| Oldham 012A | 1,643 | No figure | 1 | 99.9% |
| Oldham 012B | 1,584 | No figure | 2 | 98.6% |
| Oldham 012C | 1,379 | No figure | 4 | 100.0% |
| Oldham 012D | 1,464 | No figure | 4 | 100.0% |
| Oldham 012E | 1,679 | No figure | 1 | 99.8% |
| Oldham 013A | 1,719 | No figure | 8 | 98.8% |
| Oldham 013D | 1,554 | No figure | 7 | 87.7% |
| Oldham 018A | 1,473 | No figure | 4 | 99.7% |
| Oldham 018B | 1,339 | No figure | 4 | 99.7% |
| Oldham 018C | 1,767 | No figure | 1 | 96.4% |
| Oldham 018D | 1,411 | No figure | 9 | 100.0% |
| Oldham 019A | 2,365 | No figure | 1 | 99.5% |
| Oldham 019B | 1,862 | No figure | 1 | 99.9% |
| Oldham 019C | 2,138 | No figure | 1 | 100.0% |
| Oldham 019D | 1,547 | No figure | 3 | 99.1% |
| Oldham 021A | 1,407 | No figure | 8 | 97.3% |
| Oldham 021B | 1,591 | No figure | 9 | 79.7% |
| Oldham 021C | 1,451 | No figure | 6 | 88.3% |
| Oldham 021D | 1,615 | No figure | 4 | 91.6% |
| Oldham 022B | 2,997 | No figure | 1 | 99.6% |
| Oldham 022C | 2,214 | No figure | 1 | 99.1% |
| Oldham 022D | 1,920 | No figure | 1 | 98.5% |
| Oldham 022E | 2,852 | No figure | 1 | 100.0% |
| Oldham 026A | 2,191 | No figure | 1 | 99.9% |
| Oldham 026E | 1,502 | No figure | 4 | 99.5% |
| Oldham 026F | 1,819 | No figure | 1 | 100.0% |
Your MP
- Debbie AbrahamsLabourMP for Oldham East and Saddleworth
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in OL46
Postcode sectors in OL45
Council1
Towns in OL43
Postcode districts next to OL46
Nearest rail stations4
More in the OL postcode area2
OL4 in brief
OL4 is a postcode district covering Oldham and Lees, in Oldham.
About 49,544 people lived in OL4 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £207,000 in 2025 across 447 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in OL4 was £207,000 in 2025.
OL4 had 47,783 usual residents at the census.
In OL4, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In OL4, 6.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.