OL4 1SF postcode in Oldham, England

OL4 1SF is a postcode in Oldham, in the St Mary's ward. It is in the Oldham East and Saddleworth parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Oldham: 97% Typical price £141,000 Homes sold in OL4 1, last 12 months. ▲ 4.8% on the year before Nearest station Mossley (Manchester) 4.5 km in a straight line

Where OL4 1SF is, and what is near it

Map of OL4 1SF and what is near it Map of OL4 1SF: its centre point, with the 199 other postcodes in the OL4 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 14 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. OL4 1AA: also in OL4 1OL4 1AB: also in OL4 1OL4 1AE: also in OL4 1OL4 1AF: also in OL4 1OL4 1AG: also in OL4 1OL4 1AH: also in OL4 1OL4 1AJ: also in OL4 1OL4 1AL: also in OL4 1OL4 1AN: also in OL4 1OL4 1AQ: also in OL4 1OL4 1AR: also in OL4 1OL4 1AS: also in OL4 1OL4 1AT: also in OL4 1OL4 1AX: also in OL4 1OL4 1BA: also in OL4 1OL4 1BB: also in OL4 1OL4 1BD: also in OL4 1OL4 1BE: also in OL4 1OL4 1BH: also in OL4 1OL4 1BJ: also in OL4 1OL4 1BL: also in OL4 1OL4 1BN: also in OL4 1OL4 1BP: also in OL4 1OL4 1BS: also in OL4 1OL4 1BT: also in OL4 1OL4 1BU: also in OL4 1OL4 1BW: also in OL4 1OL4 1BX: also in OL4 1OL4 1BY: also in OL4 1OL4 1BZ: also in OL4 1OL4 1DA: also in OL4 1OL4 1DB: also in OL4 1OL4 1DD: also in OL4 1OL4 1DE: also in OL4 1OL4 1DF: also in OL4 1OL4 1DG: also in OL4 1OL4 1DH: also in OL4 1OL4 1DL: also in OL4 1OL4 1DN: also in OL4 1OL4 1DP: also in OL4 1OL4 1DR: also in OL4 1OL4 1DS: also in OL4 1OL4 1DT: also in OL4 1OL4 1DU: also in OL4 1OL4 1DW: also in OL4 1OL4 1DX: also in OL4 1OL4 1DY: also in OL4 1OL4 1DZ: also in OL4 1OL4 1EA: also in OL4 1OL4 1ED: also in OL4 1OL4 1EE: also in OL4 1OL4 1EG: also in OL4 1OL4 1EJ: also in OL4 1OL4 1EL: also in OL4 1OL4 1EN: also in OL4 1OL4 1EP: also in OL4 1OL4 1EQ: also in OL4 1OL4 1ER: also in OL4 1OL4 1ES: also in OL4 1OL4 1ET: also in OL4 1OL4 1EU: also in OL4 1OL4 1EW: also in OL4 1OL4 1EX: also in OL4 1OL4 1EY: also in OL4 1OL4 1EZ: also in OL4 1OL4 1FN: also in OL4 1OL4 1GL: also in OL4 1OL4 1HD: also in OL4 1OL4 1HE: also in OL4 1OL4 1HG: also in OL4 1OL4 1HH: also in OL4 1OL4 1HQ: also in OL4 1OL4 1HR: also in OL4 1OL4 1HS: also in OL4 1OL4 1HT: also in OL4 1OL4 1HU: also in OL4 1OL4 1HX: also in OL4 1OL4 1HY: also in OL4 1OL4 1JA: also in OL4 1OL4 1JB: also in OL4 1OL4 1JD: also in OL4 1OL4 1JE: also in OL4 1OL4 1JF: also in OL4 1OL4 1JG: also in OL4 1OL4 1JH: also in OL4 1OL4 1JJ: also in OL4 1OL4 1JN: also in OL4 1OL4 1JP: also in OL4 1OL4 1JR: also in OL4 1OL4 1JS: also in OL4 1OL4 1JT: also in OL4 1OL4 1JW: also in OL4 1OL4 1JY: also in OL4 1OL4 1LA: also in OL4 1OL4 1LH: also in OL4 1OL4 1LJ: also in OL4 1OL4 1LL: also in OL4 1OL4 1LN: also in OL4 1OL4 1LP: also in OL4 1OL4 1LQ: also in OL4 1OL4 1LR: also in OL4 1OL4 1LS: also in OL4 1OL4 1LU: also in OL4 1OL4 1LW: also in OL4 1OL4 1LX: also in OL4 1OL4 1LY: also in OL4 1OL4 1LZ: also in OL4 1OL4 1NA: also in OL4 1OL4 1NB: also in OL4 1OL4 1ND: also in OL4 1OL4 1NE: also in OL4 1OL4 1NF: also in OL4 1OL4 1NG: also in OL4 1OL4 1NH: also in OL4 1OL4 1NJ: also in OL4 1OL4 1NL: also in OL4 1OL4 1NN: also in OL4 1OL4 1NP: also in OL4 1OL4 1NQ: also in OL4 1OL4 1NR: also in OL4 1OL4 1NS: also in OL4 1OL4 1NU: also in OL4 1OL4 1NW: also in OL4 1OL4 1NX: also in OL4 1OL4 1NY: also in OL4 1OL4 1NZ: also in OL4 1OL4 1PA: also in OL4 1OL4 1PB: also in OL4 1OL4 1PH: also in OL4 1OL4 1PJ: also in OL4 1OL4 1PL: also in OL4 1OL4 1PN: also in OL4 1OL4 1PP: also in OL4 1OL4 1PQ: also in OL4 1OL4 1PR: also in OL4 1OL4 1PS: also in OL4 1OL4 1PT: also in OL4 1OL4 1PU: also in OL4 1OL4 1PW: also in OL4 1OL4 1PX: also in OL4 1OL4 1QA: also in OL4 1OL4 1QB: also in OL4 1OL4 1QD: also in OL4 1OL4 1QE: also in OL4 1OL4 1QF: also in OL4 1OL4 1QG: also in OL4 1OL4 1QH: also in OL4 1OL4 1QJ: also in OL4 1OL4 1QL: also in OL4 1OL4 1QN: also in OL4 1OL4 1QP: also in OL4 1OL4 1QQ: also in OL4 1OL4 1QR: also in OL4 1OL4 1QS: also in OL4 1OL4 1QT: also in OL4 1OL4 1QW: also in OL4 1OL4 1QY: also in OL4 1OL4 1RA: also in OL4 1OL4 1RD: also in OL4 1OL4 1RE: also in OL4 1OL4 1RF: also in OL4 1OL4 1RG: also in OL4 1OL4 1RH: also in OL4 1OL4 1RJ: also in OL4 1OL4 1RL: also in OL4 1OL4 1RP: also in OL4 1OL4 1RQ: also in OL4 1OL4 1RR: also in OL4 1OL4 1RS: also in OL4 1OL4 1RT: also in OL4 1OL4 1RW: also in OL4 1OL4 1RX: also in OL4 1OL4 1RY: also in OL4 1OL4 1RZ: also in OL4 1OL4 1SA: also in OL4 1OL4 1SB: also in OL4 1OL4 1SE: also in OL4 1OL4 1SG: also in OL4 1OL4 1SH: also in OL4 1OL4 1SQ: also in OL4 1OL4 1TD: also in OL4 1OL4 1XF: also in OL4 1OL4 1XG: also in OL4 1OL4 1XH: also in OL4 1OL4 1XL: also in OL4 1OL4 1XQ: also in OL4 1OL4 1YN: also in OL4 1OL4 1YS: also in OL4 1OL4 1YT: also in OL4 1OL4 1YU: also in OL4 1 Moston station 4.8 kmOldham OL4 1SF Map of OL4 1SF and what is near it Map of OL4 1SF: its centre point, with the 199 other postcodes in the OL4 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 14 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Oldham OL4 1SF
  • OL4 1SF
  • Other postcodes in OL4 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 14 bus stops
  • 4 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.5353, longitude -2.1009)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after OL4 1SF?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at OL4 1SF?

Every home and business at OL4 1SF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Oldham: 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Oldham: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Oldham.

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

When are the bins collected at OL4 1SF?

BinDayBuddy has not read Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council's days for OL4 1SF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for OL4 1SF on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is OL4 1SF at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include OL4 1SF.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Oldham

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for OL4 1SF: 2,342 properties in Oldham are at high risk (2% of all its properties). All the figures for Oldham

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of OL4 1SF is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near OL4 1SF?

Homes in OL4 1 sold for a typical £141,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 29 sales, up 4.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£141,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£134,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £136,750 26 sales

Across the whole OL4 district: a typical £200,000 from 360 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in OL4 1SF

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in OL4 1SF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 29 October 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near OL4 1SF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 550 homes in the neighbourhood around OL4 1SF. Over half of them (62%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (64%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around OL4 1SF

Band D in Oldham for 2026‑27: £2,602. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,735 (band A) to £5,204 (band H); band A, the most common, is £1,735.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 340 (62%)£1,735
Band Babout 70 (13%)£2,024
Band Cabout 80 (15%)£2,313
Band Dabout 10 (2%)£2,602
Band Eabout 20 (4%)£3,181
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,759
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£4,337
Band Habout 10 (2%)£5,204

When the homes were built

  1. 64% Before 1900
  2. 19% 1900 to 1918
  3. Withheld 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1945 to 1964, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Oldham before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of OL4 1SF is in (ONS area E01005326), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near OL4 1SF?

The nearest open schools to OL4 1SF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near OL4 1SF, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to OL4 1SF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of OL4 1SF is Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station, 4.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station Railway station 4.5 kmCycle
  • Moston Rail Station Railway station 4.8 kmCycle
  • Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 800 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Hardy Street, 80 m away.

More stations near OL4 1SF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near OL4 1SF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of OL4 1SF, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near OL4 1SF?

4 within 1 km 10 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of OL4 1SF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Northern Roots Charging point · No details mapped 600 mWalk
  • Osprey Charging point · No details mapped 600 mWalk
  • Waterloo Street Car Park Charging point · No details mapped 700 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near OL4 1SF?

The nearest to the centre of OL4 1SF, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to OL4 1SF?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near OL4 1SF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OL4 1SF, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near OL4 1SF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of OL4 1SF, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near OL4 1SF?

The nearest vets to the centre of OL4 1SF on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is OL4 1SF in a conservation area?

The centre of OL4 1SF is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near OL4 1SF?

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 OL4 1SF. 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.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for OL4 1SF

Ward
St Mary's
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Oldham
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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