# OL8 4LJ: area report for a postcode in Oldham

OL8 4LJ 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 4LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) › [OL8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol8) › [OL8 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol8-4)

## 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=-2.1339,53.5299,OL84LJ
- **South Chadderton, 820 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1339,53.5299,OL84LJ
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1339,53.5299,OL84LJ
- **No property in OL8 4LJ 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=-2.1339,53.5299,OL84LJ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Oldham 036D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1339,53.5299,OL84LJ
- **£217,171 average price**: For the whole of Oldham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1339,53.5299,OL84LJ
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1339,53.5299,OL84LJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1339,53.5299,OL84LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL8 4LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1339,53.5299,OL84LJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at OL8 4LJ**: Road 59 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1339,53.5299,OL84LJ
- **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=-2.1339,53.5299,OL84LJ
- **14.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1339,53.5299,OL84LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/corpus-christi-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e152016) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2023 | – |
| [Stanley Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanley-road-primary-school-e105686) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thornycroft School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornycroft-school-e152361) | Special | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Freehold Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/freehold-community-academy-e142425) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, November 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hulme Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hulme-grammar-school-e105745) | Independent | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Oasis Academy Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-oldham-e136027) | Secondary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 44.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Werneth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/werneth-primary-school-e140597) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darul-hadis-latifiah-northwest-e138568) | Independent | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £107,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| August 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| June 2026 | £250,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| August 2024 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| June 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| May 2026 | £230,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: South Chadderton (820 m, 10 minutes on foot); Freehold (910 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: LITTLETOWN FAMILY MED PRACT (90 m); CH MEDICAL PRACTICE (820 m); MD FAMILY PRACTICE (850 m); WERNETH MEDICAL PRACTICE (850 m); KAPUR FAMILY CARE (850 m)
- Pharmacies: EVEREST PHARMACY OLDHAM (140 m); IMAAN PHARMACY (450 m); OLDHAM CLINIC & PHARMACY (820 m); WERNETH PHARMACY (850 m); TRUSTCARE PHARMACY (940 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (460 m); FIELDS NEW ROAD (820 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Butler Green Express (810 m, Tesco); Spar - Platinum Retail - Marsland Service Station Ltd (970 m, Spar)

## 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 036D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 53.6** (2025). Oldham 036D has a deprivation score of 53.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,776th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,687** (2021). Oldham 036D had 1,687 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,093rd 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Oldham 036D, 100.0% 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: 9.1%** (August 2026). In Oldham 036D, 9.1% 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: 53.5299, -2.1339

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=-2.1339,53.5299,OL84LJ

## How to cite

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