# OL4 1JZ: area report for a postcode in Oldham

OL4 1JZ 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 OL4 1JZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) › [OL4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol4) › [OL4 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol4-1)

## 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=-2.0978,53.5437,OL41JZ
- **Oldham Mumps, 400 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0978,53.5437,OL41JZ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0978,53.5437,OL41JZ
- **No property in OL4 1JZ 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=-2.0978,53.5437,OL41JZ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Oldham 014C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0978,53.5437,OL41JZ
- **£217,171 average price**: For the whole of Oldham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0978,53.5437,OL41JZ
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0978,53.5437,OL41JZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0978,53.5437,OL41JZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL4 1JZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0978,53.5437,OL41JZ
- **Loud road and rail noise at OL4 1JZ**: Road 69 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0978,53.5437,OL41JZ
- **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=-2.0978,53.5437,OL41JZ
- **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=-2.0978,53.5437,OL41JZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Horton Mill Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horton-mill-community-primary-school-e105679) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e152018) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Beever Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beever-primary-school-e105627) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Greenacres Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenacres-primary-academy-e145537) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 57% 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 | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 57.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Westwood Boys School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westwood-boys-school-e147912) | Independent | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Oasis Academy Clarksfield](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-clarksfield-e146767) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Greenhill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenhill-academy-e140579) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £50,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 360 m |
| November 2024 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 450 m |
| March 2025 | £135,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 460 m |
| May 2025 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 470 m |
| December 2023 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 470 m |
| January 2026 | £50,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 500 m |
| December 2025 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 520 m |
| September 2025 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 530 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Oldham Mumps (400 m, 5 minutes on foot); Derker (720 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HOPWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE (230 m); GREENBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE (650 m); ALEXANDRA GROUP MED PRACT (680 m); GLODWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE (680 m); ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTRE (710 m)
- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (180 m); OLDHAM LATE NIGHT PHARMACY (190 m); OUR PHARMACY (230 m); GREENMED PHARMACY (340 m); APEX PHARMACY (400 m)
- Dental practices: RHODES DP LTD (560 m); SYNERGY DENTAL (680 m); GLODWICK DENTAL PRACTICE (680 m); DENTAL SURGERY (700 m); DENTAL SURGERY (720 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Oldham Huddersfield Rd Extra (500 m, Tesco)

## 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 014C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 65.8** (2025). Oldham 014C has a deprivation score of 65.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 526th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £135,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Oldham 014C was £135,500 in 2025. Joint 1,620th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,827** (2021). Oldham 014C had 1,827 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,058th 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: 97.7%** (January 2026). In Oldham 014C, 97.7% 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.

## OL4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £207,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OL4 was £207,000 in 2025. Joint 439th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 47,783** (2021). OL4 had 47,783 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 250th 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in OL4 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: 97.1%** (January 2026). In OL4, 97.1% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham)
- Centre: 53.5437, -2.0978

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=-2.0978,53.5437,OL41JZ

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