# OL4 4HG: area report for a postcode in Oldham

OL4 4HG 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 4HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) › [OL4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol4) › [OL4 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol4-4)

## 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=-2.0292,53.5365,OL44HG
- **Greenfield, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0292,53.5365,OL44HG
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0292,53.5365,OL44HG
- **5 of 16 properties in OL4 4HG at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 1 at medium risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.0292,53.5365,OL44HG
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Oldham 013A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0292,53.5365,OL44HG
- **£217,171 average price**: For the whole of Oldham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0292,53.5365,OL44HG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0292,53.5365,OL44HG
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0292,53.5365,OL44HG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL4 4HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0292,53.5365,OL44HG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at OL4 4HG**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0292,53.5365,OL44HG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-2.0292,53.5365,OL44HG
- **9.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0292,53.5365,OL44HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Friezland Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/friezland-primary-school-e105666) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, January 2025 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-cofe-lydgate-primary-school-e144000) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Greenfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenfield-primary-school-e105667) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bright Futures School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bright-futures-school-e105748) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Mossley Hollins High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mossley-hollins-high-school-e148688) | Secondary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023, before the school changed | Attainment 8 of 47.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Milton St John's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/milton-st-johns-cofe-primary-school-e106234) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Greenfield St Mary's CofE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenfield-st-marys-cofe-school-e105723) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Knowsley Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/knowsley-junior-school-e105670) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £600,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2024 | £242,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| October 2023 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| December 2023 | £630,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| April 2024 | £740,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2025 | £600,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| April 2023 | £322,250 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| November 2023 | £770,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: APOLLONIA HOUSE DENTAL & HEALTH CARE LTD (400 m)

## 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 013A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.7** (2025). Oldham 013A has a deprivation score of 8.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,099th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £430,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Oldham 013A was £430,000 in 2025. Joint 7,186th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,719** (2021). Oldham 013A had 1,719 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,752nd 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: 98.8%** (January 2026). In Oldham 013A, 98.8% 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: 53.5365, -2.0292

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=-2.0292,53.5365,OL44HG

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