# OL9 6BP: area report for a postcode in Oldham

OL9 6BP 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 OL9 6BP for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) › [OL9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol9) › [OL9 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol9-6)

## 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=-2.1217,53.5417,OL96BP
- **Westwood, 280 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1217,53.5417,OL96BP
- **14 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 10 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1217,53.5417,OL96BP
- **No property in OL9 6BP 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=-2.1217,53.5417,OL96BP
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Oldham 016D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1217,53.5417,OL96BP
- **£217,214 average price**: For the whole of Oldham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1217,53.5417,OL96BP
- **10 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1217,53.5417,OL96BP
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1217,53.5417,OL96BP
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL9 6BP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1217,53.5417,OL96BP
- **Moderate road and rail noise at OL9 6BP**: Road 62 dB, rail 47 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1217,53.5417,OL96BP
- **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=-2.1217,53.5417,OL96BP
- **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=-2.1217,53.5417,OL96BP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-brian-clarke-church-of-england-academy-e149137) | Secondary | 10 m (1 minute on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [The Oldham College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-oldham-college-e130505) | Sixth form and further education | 150 m (2 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Richmond Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/richmond-academy-e139651) | Primary | 200 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Northmoor Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northmoor-academy-e142412) | Primary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 53% 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 | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Oldham Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oldham-sixth-form-college-e145002) | Sixth form and further education | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Westwood High](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westwood-high-e137822) | Independent | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Westwood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westwood-academy-e141401) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £218,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| May 2023 | £117,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |
| November 2025 | £45,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 310 m |
| October 2025 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 320 m |
| March 2024 | £75,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 320 m |
| December 2024 | £70,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 330 m |
| August 2025 | £160,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 350 m |
| June 2023 | £60,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 360 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Westwood (280 m, 3 minutes on foot); Oldham King Street (370 m, 5 minutes on foot); Oldham Central (650 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: JOHN STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE (210 m); THE CHOWDHURY PRACTICE (390 m); OLDHAM FAMILY PRACTICE (390 m); JALAL PRACTICE (390 m); PERKINS PRACTICE (390 m)
- Pharmacies: CANNON ST(HCC)LTD (390 m); OLDHAM PHARMACY (390 m); MEDI CALL (460 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (510 m); WESTWOOD PHARMACY (570 m)
- Dental practices: INTEGRATED CARE CENTRE (390 m); DENTAL SURGERY (530 m); ASCROFT MEDICAL (580 m); THE TOOTH PLACE LIMITED (850 m); DENTAL SURGERY (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Oldham Superstore (510 m, Tesco); Iceland Oldham (540 m, Iceland); Heron Werneth Oldham (550 m, Heron); Spar - Platinum Retail - Marsland Service Station Ltd (570 m, Spar); Sainsburys Oldham (710 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 016D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 67.3** (2025). Oldham 016D has a deprivation score of 67.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 424th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,510** (2021). Oldham 016D had 1,510 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,003rd 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: 86.7%** (January 2026). In Oldham 016D, 86.7% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 15.9%** (August 2026). In Oldham 016D, 15.9% 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.

## OL9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £195,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OL9 was £195,000 in 2025. Joint 339th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 44,540** (2021). OL9 had 44,540 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 320th 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: 64%** (2022). About 64% of people in OL9 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 OL9, 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: 53.5417, -2.1217

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), 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=-2.1217,53.5417,OL96BP

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