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

OL9 9RZ 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 9RZ 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=-2.1648,53.5506,OL99RZ
- **Mills Hill (Manchester), 450 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1648,53.5506,OL99RZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1648,53.5506,OL99RZ
- **No property in OL9 9RZ 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=-2.1648,53.5506,OL99RZ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Oldham 010A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1648,53.5506,OL99RZ
- **£217,171 average price**: For the whole of Oldham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1648,53.5506,OL99RZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1648,53.5506,OL99RZ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1648,53.5506,OL99RZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL9 9RZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1648,53.5506,OL99RZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at OL9 9RZ**: Road 63 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1648,53.5506,OL99RZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-2.1648,53.5506,OL99RZ
- **13.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1648,53.5506,OL99RZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mills Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mills-hill-primary-school-e105648) | Primary | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Elm Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elm-wood-primary-school-e105791) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gabriels-church-of-england-primary-school-e105808) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Radclyffe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-radclyffe-school-e151610) | Secondary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024, before the school changed | Attainment 8 of 42.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [North Chadderton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-chadderton-school-e141248) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 44.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Matthew's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-cofe-primary-school-e151460) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | – |
| [Dixons Middleton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dixons-middleton-academy-e143319) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 41.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Herbert's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-herberts-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151822) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, December 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £207,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| December 2024 | £192,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £178,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £253,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| March 2023 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| July 2025 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2023 | £174,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| May 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Mills Hill (Manchester) (450 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: CATHEDRAL PHARMACY (770 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (320 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Cathedral Road (750 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Middleton Oldham Rd Express (870 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Manchester Middleton (990 m, Morrisons)

## 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 010A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.2** (2025). Oldham 010A has a deprivation score of 9.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,737th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Oldham 010A was £275,000 in 2025. Joint 13,841st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,290** (2021). Oldham 010A had 1,290 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,331st least 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 010A, 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: 53.5506, -2.1648

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=-2.1648,53.5506,OL99RZ

## How to cite

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