OL1
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Oldham, in Oldham.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an OL1 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 95% of people in OL1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How OL1 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of OL1?
OL1 had 25,702 usual residents at the census.
OL1 is the 1,132nd most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in OL1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so OL1 has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in OL1
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldham 007E | 1,728 | No figure | 1 | 99.3% |
| Oldham 007F | 2,751 | No figure | 3 | 99.5% |
| Oldham 010C | 1,485 | No figure | 9 | 96.4% |
| Oldham 011A | 1,816 | No figure | 2 | 98.1% |
| Oldham 011B | 1,551 | No figure | 1 | 99.6% |
| Oldham 011E | 2,585 | No figure | 2 | 99.3% |
| Oldham 014A | 2,423 | No figure | 1 | 98.5% |
| Oldham 014B | 2,408 | No figure | 1 | 96.9% |
| Oldham 014C | 1,827 | No figure | 1 | 97.7% |
| Oldham 014D | 2,477 | No figure | 1 | 96.5% |
| Oldham 016A | 2,506 | No figure | 1 | 99.0% |
| Oldham 016E | 1,804 | No figure | 2 | 98.1% |
MPs for OL1
- Debbie AbrahamsLabourMP for Oldham East and Saddleworth58% of OL1’s postcodes
- Jim McMahonLabour (Co-op)MP for Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton42% of OL1’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in OL13
Postcode sectors in OL15
Council1
Towns in OL12
Postcode districts next to OL15
Nearest rail stations4
More in the OL postcode area2
OL1 in brief
OL1 is a postcode district covering Oldham, in Oldham.
About 26,919 people lived in OL1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £174,500 in 2025 across 162 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in OL1 was £174,500 in 2025.
OL1 had 25,702 usual residents at the census.
About 95% of people in OL1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In OL1, 98.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.