Oldham
Oldham is covered by postcode districts M35, OL1, OL2, OL4, OL8 and OL9. It is in the Oldham council area, England.
Every postcode in Oldham, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 70
- In use before 2020: 2,252
- Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together
Of the 2,322 postcodes in Oldham that ONS places, 70 are new since 2020 and 2,252 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.5387, longitude -2.1063. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The 5 newest postcodes
Where the new postcodes lie together
- 31 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. OL1 9WZ, is the newest of them.
What is it like to live in Oldham?
Homes sold for a typical £178,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 6.4% on the 12 months before. At 2,032 of the 2,214 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 3 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 8 of its 2,322 postcodes. It has at least 8 primary schools and 4 secondary schools at its postcodes. At least 5 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Mills Hill (Manchester), 4.5 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Oldham?
Homes in Oldham sold for a typical £178,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 516 sales, up 6.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £320,000 64 sales
- Semi-detached £205,000 153 sales
- Terraced £152,000 289 sales
- Flat or maisonette £96,000 10 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole OL8 district, Oldham's main postcode district: a typical £180,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Oldham: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode 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
Are new homes being built in Oldham?
70 of the 2,322 postcodes now in use in Oldham came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 15 of the 646 homes sold in Oldham were newly built (2%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the OL8 district, 16%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Oldham | Across the OL8 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 4 of 516 (Under 1%) | 7 of 209 (3%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 15 of 646 (2%) | 52 of 333 (16%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Oldham?
Ofcom reports on 2,214 of the 2,322 postcodes in Oldham. At 2,032 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Oldham at risk of flooding?
8 of the 2,322 postcodes in Oldham have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 3 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium 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, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and 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
Which schools are in Oldham?
The open schools at the postcodes in Oldham (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
- Greenhill Academy200 m 524 pupils, 500 places
- Horton Mill Community Primary School500 m 238 pupils, 253 places
- Broadfield Primary School750 m 384 pupils, 399 places
- Glodwick Infant and Nursery School800 m 365 pupils, 360 places
- Alexandra Park Junior School850 m 342 pupils, 360 places
- Holy Cross Ceva Primary School900 m 412 pupils, 480 places
- Beever Primary School1.0 km 221 pupils, 244 places
- St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy1.1 km 166 pupils, 236 places
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Oldham?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Oldham is Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station, 4.5 km away in a straight line.
- Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station Railway station 4.5 kmCycle
- Moston Rail Station Railway station 4.6 kmCycle
- Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station Railway station 5.0 kmDrive
- Oldham Central (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 450 mWalk
- Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 450 mWalk
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Oldham?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Oldham, the first 5 by distance from its middle. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- St Mary's Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 357 2260 550 mWalk
- Greenbank Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2026 · Phone 0161 785 7910 650 mWalk
- Alexandra Group Med Pract Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 622 9210 750 mWalk
- Glodwick Medical Practice Phone 0161 622 9220 750 mWalk
- Hopwood House Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 628 3628 800 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Oldham safe? Crime recorded around it
Greater Manchester's police force has published no crime figures to Police.uk for any month from September 2024 to August 2026, so we have none to show for Oldham. A count from Police.uk here would take in only the few crimes that neighbouring forces record nearby, so we show none rather than a figure that looks like a quiet area.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Oldham?
- Council
- Oldham
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Oldham East and Saddleworth (1,197), Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton (1,113) and Manchester Central (12)
- Police force area
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Moving to Oldham
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Oldham about council tax Council tax, on oldham.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Oldham
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Check your bin day on BinDayBuddy, which reads the council's own collection system
Oldham postcodes
2,322 postcodes in use in Oldham, by district:
Those districts are in the OL postcode area and M postcode area.
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Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Oldham
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Oldham's £178,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Oldham
- What is it like to live in Oldham?
- Homes sold for a typical £178,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 6.4% on the 12 months before. At 2,032 of the 2,214 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 3 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 8 of its 2,322 postcodes. It has at least 8 primary schools and 4 secondary schools at its postcodes. At least 5 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Mills Hill (Manchester), 4.5 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Oldham?
- Oldham is covered by postcode districts M35, OL1, OL2, OL4, OL8 and OL9, across 2,322 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Oldham in?
- Oldham is in the Oldham council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Oldham?
- Homes in Oldham sold for a typical £178,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 516 sales, up 6.4% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Oldham?
- In Oldham, primary schools at its postcodes include Greenhill Academy, Horton Mill Community Primary School and Broadfield Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Westwood Boys School, Sapience Girls Academy and The Blue Coat CofE School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Oldham have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Oldham is Mills Hill (Manchester), 4.5 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Oldham?
- Ofcom reports on 2,214 of the 2,322 postcodes in Oldham. At 2,032 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Oldham at risk of flooding?
- 8 of the 2,322 postcodes in Oldham have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 3 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Oldham?
- 70 of the 2,322 postcodes now in use in Oldham came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 15 of the 646 homes sold in Oldham were newly built (2%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the OL8 district, 16%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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