# OL9 9HQ: area report for a postcode in Oldham

OL9 9HQ 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 9HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) › [OL9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol9) › [OL9 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol9-9)

## 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=-2.1445,53.5444,OL99HQ
- **Freehold, 860 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1445,53.5444,OL99HQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1445,53.5444,OL99HQ
- **No property in OL9 9HQ 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=-2.1445,53.5444,OL99HQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Oldham 017B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1445,53.5444,OL99HQ
- **£217,171 average price**: For the whole of Oldham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1445,53.5444,OL99HQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1445,53.5444,OL99HQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1445,53.5444,OL99HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL9 9HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1445,53.5444,OL99HQ
- **Low road and rail noise at OL9 9HQ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1445,53.5444,OL99HQ
- **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=-2.1445,53.5444,OL99HQ
- **16.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1445,53.5444,OL99HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Herbert's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-herberts-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151822) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, December 2024 | – |
| [St Luke's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-cofe-primary-school-e105708) | Primary | 280 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Radclyffe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-radclyffe-school-e151610) | Secondary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024, before the school changed | Attainment 8 of 42.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bare Trees Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bare-trees-primary-school-e135258) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 45% 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 | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-john-henry-newman-roman-catholic-college-a-voluntary-academy-e149461) | Secondary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2023, before the school changed | Attainment 8 of 46.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Burnley Brow Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnley-brow-community-school-e105680) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Chadderton Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-chadderton-preparatory-school-e105587) | Independent | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2023 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| December 2025 | £91,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| January 2025 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| November 2023 | £177,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2023 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2024 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Freehold (860 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CHADDERTON MEDICAL PRACTICE (200 m); WOODLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE (200 m)
- Pharmacies: MIDDLETON PHARMACY (200 m); BOOTS (270 m); ASDA PHARMACY (380 m)
- Supermarkets: Farmfoods Chadderton Oldham (240 m, Farmfoods); Asda Chadderton Superstore (380 m, Asda)

## 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 017B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 53.9** (2025). Oldham 017B has a deprivation score of 53.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,736th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,790** (2021). Oldham 017B had 1,790 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,183rd 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: 98.9%** (January 2026). In Oldham 017B, 98.9% 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: 11.8%** (August 2026). In Oldham 017B, 11.8% 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: 53.5444, -2.1445

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=-2.1445,53.5444,OL99HQ

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