Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council

What broadband can you get in Oldham?

Across Oldham, 97% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 94% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Oldham?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,602 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Oldham are at risk of flooding?

Across Oldham, the Environment Agency puts 842 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 208 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Oldham the Environment Agency counts 2,342 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (2% of all its properties), 2,749 at medium risk (2.4%) and 9,183 at low risk (7.9%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Postcode districts with postcodes in Oldham

• M24 postcode district36 of its 1,269 postcodes in use are in Oldham.
• M35 postcode district531 of its 532 postcodes in use are in Oldham.
• M40 postcode district5 of its 1,394 postcodes in use are in Oldham.
• OL1 postcode districtAll 777 of its postcodes in use are in Oldham.
• OL2 postcode district1,088 of its 1,090 postcodes in use are in Oldham.
• OL3 postcode districtAll 595 of its postcodes in use are in Oldham.
• OL4 postcode districtAll 1,048 of its postcodes in use are in Oldham.
• OL5 postcode district2 of its 370 postcodes in use are in Oldham.
• OL6 postcode district1 of its 898 postcodes in use is in Oldham.
• OL8 postcode districtAll 849 of its postcodes in use are in Oldham.
• OL9 postcode districtAll 972 of its postcodes in use are in Oldham.
• OL16 postcode district1 of its 1,125 postcodes in use is in Oldham.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Oldham.