# OL4 2EG: area report for a postcode in Oldham

OL4 2EG 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 2EG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) › [OL4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol4) › [OL4 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol4-2)

## 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=-2.0814,53.5475,OL42EG
- **Derker, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0814,53.5475,OL42EG
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0814,53.5475,OL42EG
- **No property in OL4 2EG 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=-2.0814,53.5475,OL42EG
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Oldham 012B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0814,53.5475,OL42EG
- **£217,214 average price**: For the whole of Oldham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0814,53.5475,OL42EG
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0814,53.5475,OL42EG
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0814,53.5475,OL42EG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL4 2EG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0814,53.5475,OL42EG
- **Low road and rail noise at OL4 2EG**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0814,53.5475,OL42EG
- **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=-2.0814,53.5475,OL42EG
- **11.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0814,53.5475,OL42EG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Littlemoor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/littlemoor-primary-school-e148848) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Greenacres Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenacres-primary-academy-e145537) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 57% 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 | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Oasis Academy Clarksfield](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-clarksfield-e146767) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Grove Partnership](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grove-partnership-e134759) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | – |
| [Co-op Academy Strinesdale](https://openindex.co.uk/school/co-op-academy-strinesdale-e144508) | Secondary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 37.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hey-with-Zion Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hey-with-zion-primary-school-e150562) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woodlands Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodlands-primary-academy-e144025) | Primary | 830 m (10 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £106,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| August 2026 | £131,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| July 2025 | £187,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2025 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| July 2024 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| July 2024 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| June 2025 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SPRINGFIELD HOUSE (180 m); LEES MEDICAL PRACTICE (910 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (190 m); ROWLANDS PHARMACY (910 m); LEES ROAD PHARMACY (970 m); APEX PHARMACY (980 m)
- Dental practices: JACKSON'S DENTAL CARE (190 m); RIPPONDEN ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (570 m); DENTAL SURGERY (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Oldham Huddersfield Road Supermarket (190 m, Asda); Tesco Oldham Huddersfield Rd Extra (670 m, Tesco)

## 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 012B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 42.4** (2025). Oldham 012B has a deprivation score of 42.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,958th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £166,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Oldham 012B was £166,250 in 2025. Joint 3,601st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,584** (2021). Oldham 012B had 1,584 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,979th 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: 98.6%** (January 2026). In Oldham 012B, 98.6% 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: 53.5475, -2.0814

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)
- [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=-2.0814,53.5475,OL42EG

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol4-2eg