# OL8 1HQ: area report for a postcode in Oldham

OL8 1HQ 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 OL8 1HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) › [OL8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol8) › [OL8 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol8-1)

## 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=-2.1166,53.5352,OL81HQ
- **Oldham King Street, 490 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1166,53.5352,OL81HQ
- **12 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1166,53.5352,OL81HQ
- **No property in OL8 1HQ 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=-2.1166,53.5352,OL81HQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Oldham 024D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1166,53.5352,OL81HQ
- **£217,171 average price**: For the whole of Oldham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1166,53.5352,OL81HQ
- **9 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1166,53.5352,OL81HQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1166,53.5352,OL81HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL8 1HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1166,53.5352,OL81HQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at OL8 1HQ**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1166,53.5352,OL81HQ
- **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=-2.1166,53.5352,OL81HQ
- **14.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1166,53.5352,OL81HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Thomas CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-cofe-primary-school-e150014) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2019, before the school changed | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oldham Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oldham-sixth-form-college-e145002) | Sixth form and further education | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Future Finders Employability College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/future-finders-employability-college-e146551) | Special | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Springboard Project](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-springboard-project-e145922) | Special | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | – |
| [Broadfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadfield-primary-school-e149609) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Werneth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/werneth-primary-school-e140597) | Primary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151455) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Coppice Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coppice-primary-academy-e139704) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £220,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2024 | £60,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| December 2025 | £156,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| March 2025 | £115,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| December 2025 | £104,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 240 m |
| October 2023 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| June 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| January 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Oldham King Street (490 m, 6 minutes on foot); Oldham Central (640 m, 8 minutes on foot); Westwood (1 km, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: JOHN STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE (610 m); MD FAMILY PRACTICE (950 m); WERNETH MEDICAL PRACTICE (950 m); KAPUR FAMILY CARE (950 m); THE CHOWDHURY PRACTICE (960 m)
- Pharmacies: ICONNECT PHARMACY (210 m); CLICK 2 PHARMACY (440 m); CANNON ST(HCC)LTD (710 m); BOOTS (770 m); MEDI CALL (780 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (510 m); ASCROFT MEDICAL (650 m); DENTAL SURGERY (740 m); MARJORY LEES DENTAL CENTRE (800 m); DENTAL SURGERY (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Oldham Food Warehouse (480 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Oldham (580 m, Sainsburys); Spar - Platinum Retail - Marsland Service Station Ltd (710 m, Spar); Heron Werneth Oldham (760 m, Heron); Iceland Oldham (880 m, Iceland)

## 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 024D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 67.0** (2025). Oldham 024D has a deprivation score of 67.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 442nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,770** (2021). Oldham 024D had 1,770 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,874th 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: 96.2%** (January 2026). In Oldham 024D, 96.2% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 11.2%** (August 2026). In Oldham 024D, 11.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## OL8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £185,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OL8 was £185,000 in 2025. Joint 278th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 45,545** (2021). OL8 had 45,545 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 293rd 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 OL8 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: 98.5%** (January 2026). In OL8, 98.5% 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: 53.5352, -2.1166

Council: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/oldham-west-chadderton-and-royton): Jim McMahon (Labour (Co-op)), 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=-2.1166,53.5352,OL81HQ

## How to cite

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