OL9 6AF postcode in Oldham, England
OL9 6AF is a postcode in Oldham, in the Coldhurst ward. It is in the Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since July 2016.
Where OL9 6AF is, and what is near it
- OL9 6AF
- Other postcodes in OL9 6: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 Underground, metro or tram station
- 3 GP practices
- 24 bus stops
- 6 EV charging points
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.5412, longitude -2.1193)
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 OL9 6AF?
- OldhamCouncil, for all local services Oldham: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around OL9 6AF Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Greater ManchesterPolice force area
- Oldham West, Chadderton and RoytonParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Jim McMahon (Labour (Co-op)), as Parliament lists them. Contact Jim McMahon
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 OL9 6AF?
Every home and business at OL9 6AF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 OL9 6AF?
BinDayBuddy has not read Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council's days for OL9 6AF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for OL9 6AF on BinDayBuddySource: 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 OL9 6AF 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 OL9 6AF.
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 OL9 6AF: 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 OL9 6AF 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near OL9 6AF?
Homes in OL9 6 sold for a typical £135,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 13 sales, up 4.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Semi-detached 3 sales, too few to price
- Terraced £132,500 10 sales
Across the whole OL9 district: a typical £205,000 from 331 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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 OL9 6AF
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in OL9 6AF from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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
Food hygiene ratings at OL9 6AF
The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at OL9 6AF. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.
Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.
Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards AgencySource: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near OL9 6AF?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,150 homes in the neighbourhood around OL9 6AF. Over half of them (96%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (74%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 £2,313 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,735.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 1,100 (96%) | £1,735 |
| Band B | about 20 (2%) | £2,024 |
| Band C | about 30 (3%) | £2,313 |
| Band D | fewer than 5 | £2,602 |
| Band E | withheld | £3,181 |
| Band F | fewer than 5 | £3,759 |
| Band G | fewer than 5 | £4,337 |
| Band H | withheld | £5,204 |
When the homes were built
- 4% Before 1900
- 3% 1900 to 1918
- None 1919 to 1939
- 8% 1945 to 1964
- 74% 1965 to 1982
- 7% 1983 to 1999
- None 2000 to 2009
- 3% 2010 to 2019
- 2% 2020 or later
1919 to 1939, 2000 to 2009: 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 OL9 6AF is in (ONS area E01005350), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 OL9 6AF?
The nearest open schools to OL9 6AF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
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 OL9 6AF?
The nearest railway station to the centre of OL9 6AF is Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station, 3.6 km away in a straight line.
- Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station Railway station 3.6 kmCycle
- Moston Rail Station Railway station 3.9 kmCycle
- Oldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 200 mWalk
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
24 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest John Street, 45 m away.
More stations near OL9 6AF, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near OL9 6AF?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of OL9 6AF, 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.
- John Street Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2026 · Phone 0161 785 7030 100 mWalk
- Jalal Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2026 · Phone 0161 621 3443 350 mWalk
- Lindley House Health Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 785 7520 350 mWalk
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 OL9 6AF?
The nearest charging points to the centre of OL9 6AF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Oldham Civic Centre Charging point · No details mapped 250 mWalk
- Civic Centre Car Park Charging point · No details mapped 250 mWalk
- A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 500 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near OL9 6AF?
The nearest to the centre of OL9 6AF, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Oldham Integrated Care Centre Phone 01925 635911 350 mWalk
- Pritchards Dental Practice Limited Phone 0161 678 7287 350 mWalk
- Ascroft Medical Clegg Street Phone 07525 234034 500 mWalk
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 OL9 6AF?
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.
- Royal Oldham Hospital Phone 0161 624 0420 1.4 kmCycle
- Royal Oldham Hospital (Vascular Surgery) Phone 0161 276 1234 1.4 kmCycle
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 OL9 6AF?
The nearest care homes to the centre of OL9 6AF, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Franklin House Limited Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2026 · Phone 0161 678 7870 700 mWalk
- Coppice Nursing Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 626 8522 950 mWalk
- Neville House Residential Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2026 · Phone 0161 627 5874 950 mWalk
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 OL9 6AF?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of OL9 6AF, 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.
- Cannon Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 1:30pm to 5:30pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 0161 633 7124 250 mWalk
- Medi Call Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 0333 112 0330 300 mWalk
- Oldham Pharmacy Mon to Sat 9am to 5:30pm; Sun 10am to 4pm · Phone 0161 711 0169 350 mWalk
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 OL9 6AF?
The nearest vets to the centre of OL9 6AF on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Manchester Street Veterinary Surgery 450 mWalk
- Medivet 1.2 kmCycle
- Animal Trust 4.1 kmCycle
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 OL9 6AF in a conservation area?
The centre of OL9 6AF 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 OL9 6AF?
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 OL9 6AF. 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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for OL9 6AF
- Ward
- Coldhurst
- 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
- July 2016
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Crime and local policing: Find your area on Police.uk
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