# OL9

Postcode district covering Chadderton and Oldham, in Oldham.

OL9 is a postcode district covering Chadderton and Oldham, in Oldham. Median sale price £195,000 in 2025. About 47,127 people.

Postcode district. Code OL9. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [OL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an OL9 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol9#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol9#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol9#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol9#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=OL9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 64% of people in OL9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=OL9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 424 homes were sold in OL9 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=OL9) (Census 2021, England and Wales): OL9 had 44,540 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england#place=OL9) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Oldham, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is OL9.

## How OL9 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | OL9 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £195,000 | 6th cheapest | 16 postcode districts, OL · 2025 |
| Population | 44,540 | 5th most populated | 16 postcode districts, OL · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 64% | fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 16 postcode districts, OL · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.5% | joint highest | 16 postcode districts, OL · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of OL9?

OL9 had 44,540 usual residents at the census.
OL9 is the 320th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Deprivation in OL9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so OL9 has no single figure. Of its 26 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 11 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in OL9

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Oldham 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005335) | 1,290 | – | 8 | 99.6% |
| [Oldham 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005337) | 2,548 | – | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Oldham 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005340) | 1,599 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Oldham 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005329) | 1,499 | – | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Oldham 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005330) | 1,735 | – | 7 | 85.1% |
| [Oldham 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005333) | 1,239 | – | 9 | 97.9% |
| [Oldham 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005336) | 1,521 | – | 9 | 99.8% |
| [Oldham 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005351) | 2,085 | – | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Oldham 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005352) | 1,528 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Oldham 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005353) | 1,510 | – | 1 | 86.7% |
| [Oldham 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005327) | 1,966 | – | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Oldham 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005328) | 1,790 | – | 1 | 98.9% |
| [Oldham 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005331) | 1,724 | – | 2 | 99.7% |
| [Oldham 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005334) | 1,425 | – | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Oldham 017E](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005338) | 1,941 | – | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Oldham 027A](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005342) | 1,592 | – | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Oldham 027B](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005343) | 1,415 | – | 3 | 99.8% |
| [Oldham 027C](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005344) | 1,913 | – | 2 | 99.5% |
| [Oldham 028A](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005332) | 2,294 | – | 2 | 93.9% |
| [Oldham 028B](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005341) | 1,413 | – | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Oldham 028C](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005345) | 1,503 | – | 6 | 97.3% |
| [Oldham 028D](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005346) | 1,392 | – | 6 | 98.9% |
| [Oldham 028E](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005347) | 1,309 | – | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Oldham 036A](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01034232) | 1,692 | – | 1 | 97.5% |
| [Oldham 036C](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005460) | 2,705 | – | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Oldham 036D](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/neighbourhood/e01005463) | 1,687 | – | 1 | 100.0% |

## 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. 99% of the people here.
- [Manchester Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/manchester-central): Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 0.4% of the people here.
- [Oldham East and Saddleworth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/oldham-east-and-saddleworth): Debbie Abrahams (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in OL9

[Busk](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/busk), [Chadderton Central](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/chadderton-central), [Chadderton North](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/chadderton-north), [Chadderton South East](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/chadderton-south-east), [Chadderton South West](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/chadderton-south-west), [Middleton Junction](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/middleton-junction), [Werneth](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/werneth)

## Postcode sectors in OL9

[OL9 0 (197 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol9-0), [OL9 6 (165 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol9-6), [OL9 7 (178 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol9-7), [OL9 8 (178 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol9-8), [OL9 9 (254 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol9-9)

## Council

[Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham)

## Towns in OL9

[Chadderton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chadderton), [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/oldham)

## Postcode districts next to OL9

[M24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m24), [M35](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m35), [M40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m40), [OL1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol1), [OL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol2), [OL8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol8)

## Nearest rail stations

[Freehold (1000 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.1380,53.5377), [Westwood (1.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.1258,53.5423), [Mills Hill (Manchester) (1.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.1715,53.5513), [South Chadderton (2.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.1452,53.5267)

## More in the OL postcode area

[All OL postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## OL9 in brief

OL9 is a postcode district covering Chadderton and Oldham, in Oldham.
About 47,127 people lived in OL9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £195,000 in 2025 across 424 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in OL9 was £195,000 in 2025.
OL9 had 44,540 usual residents at the census.
About 64% of people in OL9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In OL9, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: OL9
- Postcode area: [OL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol)
- Constituency: [Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/oldham-west-chadderton-and-royton)
- Council: [Oldham †](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham)
- Area: 9.19 km²
- People, mid-2024: 47,127*
- Neighbourhoods: 26
- Output areas: 130

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[OL1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol1), [M24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m24), [OL8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol8), [M40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m40), [M35](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m35), [OL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol2)

## Latest updates for OL9

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/OL9

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol9, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol9#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol9