OL8
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Oldham, Hathershaw and Primrose Bank, 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 OL8 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in OL8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How OL8 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of OL8?
OL8 had 45,545 usual residents at the census.
OL8 is the 293rd most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in OL8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so OL8 has no single figure. Of its 25 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 19 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in OL8
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldham 022A | 2,335 | No figure | 1 | 99.8% |
| Oldham 024A | 2,700 | No figure | 1 | 99.6% |
| Oldham 024B | 2,161 | No figure | 1 | 94.9% |
| Oldham 024C | 2,048 | No figure | 2 | 99.8% |
| Oldham 024D | 1,770 | No figure | 1 | 96.2% |
| Oldham 026D | 1,548 | No figure | 1 | 94.6% |
| Oldham 027D | 1,956 | No figure | 1 | 99.2% |
| Oldham 029A | 1,509 | No figure | 1 | 99.8% |
| Oldham 029B | 1,571 | No figure | 1 | 100.0% |
| Oldham 029C | 1,620 | No figure | 1 | 99.5% |
| Oldham 029D | 1,497 | No figure | 1 | 99.8% |
| Oldham 029E | 2,968 | No figure | 1 | 99.6% |
| Oldham 030A | 1,749 | No figure | 1 | 98.9% |
| Oldham 030B | 1,296 | No figure | 1 | 100.0% |
| Oldham 030C | 1,513 | No figure | 1 | 100.0% |
| Oldham 030D | 1,609 | No figure | 1 | 99.5% |
| Oldham 030E | 1,587 | No figure | 3 | 99.7% |
| Oldham 031D | 1,444 | No figure | 1 | 98.7% |
| Oldham 031E | 1,557 | No figure | 2 | 99.6% |
| Oldham 033D | 1,450 | No figure | 2 | 93.4% |
| Oldham 036B | 1,609 | No figure | 1 | 90.2% |
| Oldham 037A | 2,424 | No figure | 1 | 98.6% |
| Oldham 037B | 2,032 | No figure | 1 | 99.8% |
| Oldham 037C | 2,204 | No figure | 2 | 90.7% |
| Oldham 037D | 1,827 | No figure | 3 | 100.0% |
MPs for OL8
- Jim McMahonLabour (Co-op)MP for Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton78% of OL8’s postcodes
- Debbie AbrahamsLabourMP for Oldham East and Saddleworth21% of OL8’s postcodes
- Lucy PowellLabour (Co-op)MP for Manchester Central1.1% of OL8’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 OL84
Postcode sectors in OL84
Council1
Towns in OL81
Postcode districts next to OL86
Nearest rail stations4
More in the OL postcode area2
OL8 in brief
OL8 is a postcode district covering Oldham, Hathershaw and Primrose Bank, in Oldham.
About 47,898 people lived in OL8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £185,000 in 2025 across 321 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in OL8 was £185,000 in 2025.
OL8 had 45,545 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in OL8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In OL8, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.