OL4 4AQ postcode in Lees, Oldham

OL4 4AQ is a postcode in Lees, in the Saddleworth North ward of Oldham. It is in the Oldham East and Saddleworth parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since April 2021.

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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Oldham: 97% Typical price £300,000 Homes sold in OL4 4, last 12 months. ▲ 7.1% on the year before Nearest station Greenfield 2.8 km in a straight line

Where OL4 4AQ is, and what is near it

Map of OL4 4AQ and what is near it Map of OL4 4AQ: its centre point, with the 214 other postcodes in the OL4 4 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. OL4 4AA: also in OL4 4OL4 4AB: also in OL4 4OL4 4AD: also in OL4 4OL4 4AF: also in OL4 4OL4 4AG: also in OL4 4OL4 4AJ: also in OL4 4OL4 4AN: also in OL4 4OL4 4AP: also in OL4 4OL4 4AR: also in OL4 4OL4 4AS: also in OL4 4OL4 4AT: also in OL4 4OL4 4AW: also in OL4 4OL4 4AY: also in OL4 4OL4 4AZ: also in OL4 4OL4 4BA: also in OL4 4OL4 4BB: also in OL4 4OL4 4BD: also in OL4 4OL4 4BE: also in OL4 4OL4 4BG: also in OL4 4OL4 4BH: also in OL4 4OL4 4BJ: also in OL4 4OL4 4BL: also in OL4 4OL4 4BN: also in OL4 4OL4 4BP: also in OL4 4OL4 4BQ: also in OL4 4OL4 4BS: also in OL4 4OL4 4BT: also in OL4 4OL4 4BU: also in OL4 4OL4 4BW: also in OL4 4OL4 4BX: also in OL4 4OL4 4BY: also in OL4 4OL4 4BZ: also in OL4 4OL4 4DA: also in OL4 4OL4 4DB: also in OL4 4OL4 4DD: also in OL4 4OL4 4DG: also in OL4 4OL4 4DL: also in OL4 4OL4 4DN: also in OL4 4OL4 4DP: also in OL4 4OL4 4DR: also in OL4 4OL4 4DS: also in OL4 4OL4 4DT: also in OL4 4OL4 4DU: also in OL4 4OL4 4DW: also in OL4 4OL4 4DX: also in OL4 4OL4 4DY: also in OL4 4OL4 4DZ: also in OL4 4OL4 4EA: also in OL4 4OL4 4EB: also in OL4 4OL4 4ED: also in OL4 4OL4 4EE: also in OL4 4OL4 4EF: also in OL4 4OL4 4EH: also in OL4 4OL4 4EN: also in OL4 4OL4 4ER: also in OL4 4OL4 4ES: also in OL4 4OL4 4ET: also in OL4 4OL4 4EU: also in OL4 4OL4 4EW: also in OL4 4OL4 4FA: also in OL4 4OL4 4HE: also in OL4 4OL4 4HF: also in OL4 4OL4 4HR: also in OL4 4OL4 4HY: also in OL4 4OL4 4HZ: also in OL4 4OL4 4JA: also in OL4 4OL4 4JB: also in OL4 4OL4 4JD: also in OL4 4OL4 4JE: also in OL4 4OL4 4JN: also in OL4 4OL4 4JP: also in OL4 4OL4 4JR: also in OL4 4OL4 4JS: also in OL4 4OL4 4JW: also in OL4 4OL4 4LA: also in OL4 4OL4 4LB: also in OL4 4OL4 4LD: also in OL4 4OL4 4LE: also in OL4 4OL4 4LG: also in OL4 4OL4 4LH: also in OL4 4OL4 4LJ: also in OL4 4OL4 4LL: also in OL4 4OL4 4LN: also in OL4 4OL4 4LP: also in OL4 4OL4 4LQ: also in OL4 4OL4 4LR: also in OL4 4OL4 4LS: also in OL4 4OL4 4LT: also in OL4 4OL4 4LU: also in OL4 4OL4 4LW: also in OL4 4OL4 4LX: also in OL4 4OL4 4LY: also in OL4 4OL4 4NA: also in OL4 4OL4 4NB: also in OL4 4OL4 4ND: also in OL4 4OL4 4NE: also in OL4 4OL4 4NF: also in OL4 4OL4 4NG: also in OL4 4OL4 4NH: also in OL4 4OL4 4NJ: also in OL4 4OL4 4NL: also in OL4 4OL4 4NN: also in OL4 4OL4 4NP: also in OL4 4OL4 4NQ: also in OL4 4OL4 4NR: also in OL4 4OL4 4NS: also in OL4 4OL4 4NT: also in OL4 4OL4 4NW: also in OL4 4OL4 4NX: also in OL4 4OL4 4NY: also in OL4 4OL4 4NZ: also in OL4 4OL4 4PA: also in OL4 4OL4 4PB: also in OL4 4OL4 4PD: also in OL4 4OL4 4PE: also in OL4 4OL4 4PF: also in OL4 4OL4 4PH: also in OL4 4OL4 4PJ: also in OL4 4OL4 4PL: also in OL4 4OL4 4PN: also in OL4 4OL4 4PP: also in OL4 4OL4 4PQ: also in OL4 4OL4 4PR: also in OL4 4OL4 4PS: also in OL4 4OL4 4PT: also in OL4 4OL4 4PW: also in OL4 4OL4 4PY: also in OL4 4OL4 4PZ: also in OL4 4OL4 4QA: also in OL4 4OL4 4QD: also in OL4 4OL4 4QE: also in OL4 4OL4 4QF: also in OL4 4OL4 4QG: also in OL4 4OL4 4QH: also in OL4 4OL4 4QJ: also in OL4 4OL4 4QL: also in OL4 4OL4 4QN: also in OL4 4OL4 4QP: also in OL4 4OL4 4QQ: also in OL4 4OL4 4QR: also in OL4 4OL4 4QS: also in OL4 4OL4 4QT: also in OL4 4OL4 4QU: also in OL4 4OL4 4QW: also in OL4 4OL4 4QX: also in OL4 4OL4 4QY: also in OL4 4OL4 4QZ: also in OL4 4OL4 4RB: also in OL4 4OL4 4RD: also in OL4 4OL4 4RE: also in OL4 4OL4 4RF: also in OL4 4OL4 4RG: also in OL4 4OL4 4RH: also in OL4 4OL4 4RJ: also in OL4 4OL4 4RL: also in OL4 4OL4 4RN: also in OL4 4OL4 4RP: also in OL4 4OL4 4RQ: also in OL4 4OL4 4RR: also in OL4 4OL4 4RS: also in OL4 4OL4 4RU: also in OL4 4OL4 4RW: also in OL4 4OL4 4RX: also in OL4 4OL4 4RY: also in OL4 4OL4 4RZ: also in OL4 4OL4 4SA: also in OL4 4OL4 4SB: also in OL4 4OL4 4SD: also in OL4 4OL4 4SE: also in OL4 4OL4 4SF: also in OL4 4OL4 4SG: also in OL4 4OL4 4SH: also in OL4 4OL4 4SJ: also in OL4 4OL4 4SL: also in OL4 4OL4 4SN: also in OL4 4OL4 4SP: also in OL4 4OL4 4SQ: also in OL4 4OL4 4SW: also in OL4 4 The Grove Partnership 2.3 kmGreenfield station 2.8 kmMossley (Manchester) station 3.8 kmLees OL4 4AQ Map of OL4 4AQ and what is near it Map of OL4 4AQ: its centre point, with the 214 other postcodes in the OL4 4 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. The Grove Partnership 2.3 kmLees OL4 4AQ
  • OL4 4AQ
  • Other postcodes in OL4 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.5487, longitude -2.0526)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after OL4 4AQ?

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 4AQ?

Every home and business at OL4 4AQ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% 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 4AQ?

BinDayBuddy has not read Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council's days for OL4 4AQ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 4AQ 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 4AQ.

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 4AQ: 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 4AQ 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 4AQ?

Homes in OL4 4 sold for a typical £300,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 80 sales, up 7.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£300,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£280,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 7.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £450,000 23 sales
  • Semi-detached £292,000 33 sales
  • Terraced £190,000 23 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

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 4AQ

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in OL4 4AQ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 22 August 2025. The middle sale was £355,000, from £335,000 to £400,000. Across OL4 4, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £300,000. 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 4AQ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 850 homes in the neighbourhood around OL4 4AQ. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (24%). 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 4AQ

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 £4,337 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,735.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 310 (36%)£1,735
Band Babout 220 (26%)£2,024
Band Cabout 140 (16%)£2,313
Band Dabout 90 (11%)£2,602
Band Eabout 60 (7%)£3,181
Band Fabout 20 (2%)£3,759
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,337
Band Hfewer than 5£5,204

When the homes were built

  1. 20% Before 1900
  2. 13% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 20% 1945 to 1964
  5. 24% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: 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 4AQ is in (ONS area E01005420), rounded by the VOA.

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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 4AQ?

The nearest open schools to OL4 4AQ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near OL4 4AQ, 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 4AQ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of OL4 4AQ is Greenfield Rail Station, 2.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Greenfield Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle
  • Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station Railway station 3.8 kmCycle

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Higher Turf Lane, 90 m away.

More stations near OL4 4AQ, 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 4AQ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of OL4 4AQ, 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 4AQ?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of OL4 4AQ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Osprey Charging point · 3 chargers 2.9 kmCycle

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 4AQ?

The nearest to the centre of OL4 4AQ, 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 4AQ?

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 4AQ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OL4 4AQ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Oakdene Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 624 4594 1.2 kmWalk
  • Stoneleigh House Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report July 2026 · Phone 0161 624 5983 1.2 kmCycle
  • Millfield Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2023, over 3 years old 1.3 kmCycle

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 4AQ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of OL4 4AQ, 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 4AQ?

The nearest vets to the centre of OL4 4AQ 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 4AQ in a conservation area?

The centre of OL4 4AQ is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 4AQ?

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 4AQ. 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 4AQ

Ward
Saddleworth North
Parish
Saddleworth
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Lees
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
April 2021

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

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