OL9 8DF postcode in Chadderton, Oldham

OL9 8DF is a postcode in Chadderton, in the Chadderton South ward of Oldham. It is in the Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton 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 £177,000 Homes sold in OL9 8, last 12 months. ▼ 1.7% on the year before Nearest station Moston 800 m in a straight line

Where OL9 8DF is, and what is near it

Map of OL9 8DF and what is near it Map of OL9 8DF: its centre point, with the 177 other postcodes in the OL9 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 9 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. OL9 8AA: also in OL9 8OL9 8AB: also in OL9 8OL9 8AD: also in OL9 8OL9 8AE: also in OL9 8OL9 8AF: also in OL9 8OL9 8AG: also in OL9 8OL9 8AH: also in OL9 8OL9 8AJ: also in OL9 8OL9 8AL: also in OL9 8OL9 8AN: also in OL9 8OL9 8AP: also in OL9 8OL9 8AQ: also in OL9 8OL9 8AS: also in OL9 8OL9 8AT: also in OL9 8OL9 8AU: also in OL9 8OL9 8AW: also in OL9 8OL9 8AY: also in OL9 8OL9 8AZ: also in OL9 8OL9 8BA: also in OL9 8OL9 8BB: also in OL9 8OL9 8BD: also in OL9 8OL9 8BH: also in OL9 8OL9 8BJ: also in OL9 8OL9 8BL: also in OL9 8OL9 8BN: also in OL9 8OL9 8BP: also in OL9 8OL9 8BQ: also in OL9 8OL9 8BS: also in OL9 8OL9 8BT: also in OL9 8OL9 8BW: also in OL9 8OL9 8BY: also in OL9 8OL9 8BZ: also in OL9 8OL9 8DA: also in OL9 8OL9 8DB: also in OL9 8OL9 8DD: also in OL9 8OL9 8DE: also in OL9 8OL9 8DG: also in OL9 8OL9 8DH: also in OL9 8OL9 8DJ: also in OL9 8OL9 8DN: also in OL9 8OL9 8DP: also in OL9 8OL9 8DQ: also in OL9 8OL9 8DR: also in OL9 8OL9 8DS: also in OL9 8OL9 8DT: also in OL9 8OL9 8DU: also in OL9 8OL9 8DW: also in OL9 8OL9 8DX: also in OL9 8OL9 8DY: also in OL9 8OL9 8DZ: also in OL9 8OL9 8EB: also in OL9 8OL9 8ED: also in OL9 8OL9 8EE: also in OL9 8OL9 8EF: also in OL9 8OL9 8EG: also in OL9 8OL9 8EH: also in OL9 8OL9 8EP: also in OL9 8OL9 8EQ: also in OL9 8OL9 8ER: also in OL9 8OL9 8ES: also in OL9 8OL9 8EU: also in OL9 8OL9 8EX: also in OL9 8OL9 8EY: also in OL9 8OL9 8HA: also in OL9 8OL9 8HB: also in OL9 8OL9 8HD: also in OL9 8OL9 8HE: also in OL9 8OL9 8HF: also in OL9 8OL9 8HG: also in OL9 8OL9 8HH: also in OL9 8OL9 8HL: also in OL9 8OL9 8HN: also in OL9 8OL9 8HP: also in OL9 8OL9 8HR: also in OL9 8OL9 8HS: also in OL9 8OL9 8HT: also in OL9 8OL9 8HU: also in OL9 8OL9 8HW: also in OL9 8OL9 8HX: also in OL9 8OL9 8HY: also in OL9 8OL9 8HZ: also in OL9 8OL9 8JD: also in OL9 8OL9 8JE: also in OL9 8OL9 8JL: also in OL9 8OL9 8JN: also in OL9 8OL9 8JP: also in OL9 8OL9 8JQ: also in OL9 8OL9 8JR: also in OL9 8OL9 8JS: also in OL9 8OL9 8JT: also in OL9 8OL9 8JU: also in OL9 8OL9 8JW: also in OL9 8OL9 8JX: also in OL9 8OL9 8JY: also in OL9 8OL9 8JZ: also in OL9 8OL9 8LA: also in OL9 8OL9 8LB: also in OL9 8OL9 8LD: also in OL9 8OL9 8LE: also in OL9 8OL9 8LF: also in OL9 8OL9 8LG: also in OL9 8OL9 8LH: also in OL9 8OL9 8LJ: also in OL9 8OL9 8LL: also in OL9 8OL9 8LN: also in OL9 8OL9 8LP: also in OL9 8OL9 8LQ: also in OL9 8OL9 8LR: also in OL9 8OL9 8LS: also in OL9 8OL9 8LT: also in OL9 8OL9 8LU: also in OL9 8OL9 8LW: also in OL9 8OL9 8LX: also in OL9 8OL9 8LY: also in OL9 8OL9 8NA: also in OL9 8OL9 8ND: also in OL9 8OL9 8NG: also in OL9 8OL9 8NH: also in OL9 8OL9 8NL: also in OL9 8OL9 8NN: also in OL9 8OL9 8NQ: also in OL9 8OL9 8NS: also in OL9 8OL9 8NT: also in OL9 8OL9 8NU: also in OL9 8OL9 8NW: also in OL9 8OL9 8NX: also in OL9 8OL9 8NZ: also in OL9 8OL9 8PA: also in OL9 8OL9 8PB: also in OL9 8OL9 8PD: also in OL9 8OL9 8PE: also in OL9 8OL9 8PF: also in OL9 8OL9 8PG: also in OL9 8OL9 8PH: also in OL9 8OL9 8PJ: also in OL9 8OL9 8PL: also in OL9 8OL9 8PN: also in OL9 8OL9 8PP: also in OL9 8OL9 8PQ: also in OL9 8OL9 8PR: also in OL9 8OL9 8PS: also in OL9 8OL9 8PT: also in OL9 8OL9 8PU: also in OL9 8OL9 8PW: also in OL9 8OL9 8PX: also in OL9 8OL9 8PY: also in OL9 8OL9 8PZ: also in OL9 8OL9 8QD: also in OL9 8OL9 8QE: also in OL9 8OL9 8QG: also in OL9 8OL9 8QH: also in OL9 8OL9 8QJ: also in OL9 8OL9 8QL: also in OL9 8OL9 8QN: also in OL9 8OL9 8QP: also in OL9 8OL9 8QQ: also in OL9 8OL9 8QR: also in OL9 8OL9 8QS: also in OL9 8OL9 8QT: also in OL9 8OL9 8QU: also in OL9 8OL9 8QW: also in OL9 8OL9 8QX: also in OL9 8OL9 8QZ: also in OL9 8OL9 8RA: also in OL9 8OL9 8RB: also in OL9 8OL9 8RG: also in OL9 8OL9 8RH: also in OL9 8OL9 8RJ: also in OL9 8OL9 8RL: also in OL9 8OL9 8RN: also in OL9 8OL9 8RP: also in OL9 8OL9 8RQ: also in OL9 8OL9 8RR: also in OL9 8OL9 8RS: also in OL9 8OL9 8RT: also in OL9 8OL9 8RU: also in OL9 8 Station 3.3 kmFailsworth OL9 8DF Map of OL9 8DF and what is near it Map of OL9 8DF: its centre point, with the 177 other postcodes in the OL9 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 9 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Station 3.3 kmFailsworth OL9 8DF
  • OL9 8DF
  • Other postcodes in OL9 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • 2 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 53.5224, longitude -2.1594)

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 8DF?

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 8DF?

Every home and business at OL9 8DF 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.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 8DF?

BinDayBuddy has not read Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council's days for OL9 8DF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for OL9 8DF 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 OL9 8DF 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 8DF.

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 8DF: 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 8DF 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 OL9 8DF?

Homes in OL9 8 sold for a typical £177,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 93 sales, down 1.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£177,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£180,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.7% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached £215,000 33 sales
  • Terraced £170,000 55 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £125,000 5 sales

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

Across the whole OL9 district: a typical £205,000 from 331 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 OL9 8DF

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in OL9 8DF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 13 March 2026. 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 OL9 8DF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 630 homes in the neighbourhood around OL9 8DF. Over half of them (54%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (72%). 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 OL9 8DF

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 £2,602 (band D); band B, the most common, is £2,024.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (13%)£1,735
Band Babout 340 (54%)£2,024
Band Cabout 190 (30%)£2,313
Band Dabout 20 (3%)£2,602
Band Ewithheld£3,181
Band Ffewer than 5£3,759
Band Gwithheld£4,337
Band Hfewer than 5£5,204

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 72% 1919 to 1939
  4. 27% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1965 to 1982, 1983 to 1999, 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 OL9 8DF is in (ONS area E01005346), 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 OL9 8DF?

The nearest open schools to OL9 8DF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near OL9 8DF, 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 OL9 8DF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of OL9 8DF is Moston Rail Station, 800 metres away in a straight line.

  • Moston Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk
  • Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station Railway station 3.3 kmCycle
  • Hollinwood (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 850 mWalk

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

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Learning Centre, 70 m away.

More stations near OL9 8DF, 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 OL9 8DF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of OL9 8DF, 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 OL9 8DF?

2 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of OL9 8DF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Housing Units of Hollinwood Charging point · No details mapped 850 mWalk
  • Croft Street Car Park Charging point · No details mapped 1.0 kmWalk
  • EVPower Charging point · 4 chargers 1.4 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 OL9 8DF?

The nearest to the centre of OL9 8DF, 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 OL9 8DF?

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 OL9 8DF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OL9 8DF, 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 OL9 8DF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of OL9 8DF, 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 OL9 8DF?

The nearest vets to the centre of OL9 8DF 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 OL9 8DF in a conservation area?

The centre of OL9 8DF 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 8DF?

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 8DF. 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 OL9 8DF

Ward
Chadderton South
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Chadderton
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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