# OL9 7HY: area report for a postcode in Oldham

OL9 7HY 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 7HY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) › [OL9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol9) › [OL9 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol9-7)

## 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=-2.1403,53.5304,OL97HY
- **South Chadderton, 520 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1403,53.5304,OL97HY
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1403,53.5304,OL97HY
- **No property in OL9 7HY 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=-2.1403,53.5304,OL97HY
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Oldham 027A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1403,53.5304,OL97HY
- **£217,171 average price**: For the whole of Oldham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1403,53.5304,OL97HY
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1403,53.5304,OL97HY
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1403,53.5304,OL97HY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL9 7HY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1403,53.5304,OL97HY
- **Low road and rail noise at OL9 7HY**: Road 51 dB, rail 43 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1403,53.5304,OL97HY
- **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=-2.1403,53.5304,OL97HY
- **15.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1403,53.5304,OL97HY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Stanley Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanley-road-primary-school-e105686) | Primary | 120 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/corpus-christi-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e152016) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2023 | – |
| [Freehold Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/freehold-community-academy-e142425) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, November 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Yew Tree Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yew-tree-community-school-e133712) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margarets-cofe-junior-infant-and-nursery-school-e105705) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Christ Church CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-cofe-primary-school-e105707) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thornycroft School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornycroft-school-e152361) | Special | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Chances Mentoring](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chances-mentoring-e151219) | Special | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £176,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| November 2023 | £148,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| June 2026 | £315,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| July 2025 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| September 2024 | £205,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| December 2025 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| October 2025 | £168,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| March 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: South Chadderton (520 m, 6 minutes on foot); Freehold (830 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: LITTLETOWN FAMILY MED PRACT (420 m); CH MEDICAL PRACTICE (440 m)
- Pharmacies: EVEREST PHARMACY OLDHAM (430 m); OLDHAM CLINIC & PHARMACY (440 m); IMAAN PHARMACY (440 m); CHADDERTON SOUTH PHARMACY (830 m)
- Dental practices: FIELDS NEW ROAD (440 m); DENTAL SURGERY (660 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Butler Green Express (380 m, Tesco)

## 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 027A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 46.4** (2025). Oldham 027A has a deprivation score of 46.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,064th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £150,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Oldham 027A was £150,000 in 2025. Joint 2,383rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,592** (2021). Oldham 027A had 1,592 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,513th 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: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Oldham 027A, 99.6% 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.

## 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: 53.5304, -2.1403

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=-2.1403,53.5304,OL97HY

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