OL postcode area: Oldham
The OL postcode area is known as the Oldham area. It is every postcode that begins OL followed by a number. It has 16 districts and 13,212 postcodes in use, across 6 councils.
Homes in the OL area sold for a typical £205,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. By district, that runs from £170,000 in OL13 (Bacup) to £323,500 in OL3 (Uppermill).
For the town itself, see Oldham postcodes.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The name is the one the area is commonly known by; it is not part of the ONS data. See all our data sources
Where it is
Latitude 53.5839
Longitude -2.1247
This is the middle of the postcodes in the OL area. An area can be many miles across, and we do not draw its boundary.
Open this area on OpenStreetMapSource: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What do homes cost in the OL area?
Homes in the OL area sold for a typical £205,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 4,271 sales, up 2.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £200,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £205,000
▲ up 2.5% on the 12 months before
Standard sales of homes at market value at the area's postcodes. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Each district below has its own, and each postcode page the figure for its sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How do the OL districts compare?
A district is the first half of a postcode. Each row gives its typical home price, how many of its postcodes can get gigabit broadband for every home, and how many have a home at flood risk. Each opens the district.
- OL1 postcode district: OldhamOldham 777 postcodes Typical price£190,000 Gigabit, every home608 of 693 At flood risk5 of 777
- OL2 postcode district: RoytonOldham, Rochdale 1,090 postcodes Typical price£225,000 Gigabit, every home968 of 1,073 At flood risk71 of 1,090
- OL3 postcode district: UppermillOldham 595 postcodes Typical price£323,500 Gigabit, every home393 of 578 At flood risk104 of 595
- OL4 postcode district: OldhamOldham 1,048 postcodes Typical price£200,000 Gigabit, every home941 of 1,035 At flood risk23 of 1,048
- OL5 postcode district: MossleyTameside, Oldham 370 postcodes Typical price£199,500 Gigabit, every home256 of 367 At flood risk43 of 370
- OL6 postcode district: Ashton-under-LyneTameside, Oldham 898 postcodes Typical price£198,500 Gigabit, every home750 of 875 At flood risk10 of 898
- OL7 postcode district: Ashton-under-LyneTameside 421 postcodes Typical price£195,000 Gigabit, every home358 of 417 At flood riskNone listed
- OL8 postcode district: OldhamOldham 849 postcodes Typical price£180,000 Gigabit, every home763 of 826 At flood risk3 of 849
- OL9 postcode district: ChaddertonOldham 972 postcodes Typical price£205,000 Gigabit, every home878 of 952 At flood risk1 of 972
- OL10 postcode district: HeywoodRochdale 820 postcodes Typical price£200,000 Gigabit, every home654 of 800 At flood risk8 of 820
- OL11 postcode district: RochdaleRochdale 1,077 postcodes Typical price£218,000 Gigabit, every home885 of 1,061 At flood risk39 of 1,077
- OL12 postcode district: RochdaleRochdale, Rossendale 1,185 postcodes Typical price£200,000 Gigabit, every home949 of 1,172 At flood risk131 of 1,185
- OL13 postcode district: BacupRossendale 658 postcodes Typical price£170,000 Gigabit, every home570 of 634 At flood risk79 of 658
- OL14 postcode district: TodmordenCalderdale, Burnley, Rochdale 788 postcodes Typical price£185,000 Gigabit, every home497 of 770 At flood risk317 of 788
- OL15 postcode district: LittleboroughRochdale, Calderdale 539 postcodes Typical price£225,000 Gigabit, every home356 of 532 At flood risk91 of 539
- OL16 postcode district: RochdaleRochdale, Oldham 1,125 postcodes Typical price£206,000 Gigabit, every home904 of 1,050 At flood risk173 of 1,125
Prices: HM Land Registry, files dated 28 September 2026; the bar is set against the dearest district. Gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, counting postcodes. Flood: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026, postcodes in England with a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea. How we use them
One row for every district in the area. "No place listed" means no town or village is large enough to list for it.
Places in the OL area
Towns and villages with postcodes in the OL area, each with the typical price of a home there where at least 5 sold.
Councils in the OL area
How many of the area's postcodes fall under each council.
- Oldham5,333 postcodes
- Rochdale4,502 postcodes
- Tameside1,686 postcodes
- Rossendale904 postcodes
- Calderdale784 postcodes
- Burnley3 postcodes
Near the OL area
The postcode areas whose centre points are nearest to this one's, nearest first.
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