OL9
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Chadderton and 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 OL9 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 64% of people in OL9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How OL9 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of OL9?
OL9 had 44,540 usual residents at the census.
OL9 is the 320th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in OL9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so OL9 has no single figure. Of its 26 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 11 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in OL9
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldham 010A | 1,290 | No figure | 8 | 99.6% |
| Oldham 010B | 2,548 | No figure | 1 | 99.9% |
| Oldham 010D | 1,599 | No figure | 1 | 100.0% |
| Oldham 015A | 1,499 | No figure | 9 | 99.7% |
| Oldham 015B | 1,735 | No figure | 7 | 85.1% |
| Oldham 015C | 1,239 | No figure | 9 | 97.9% |
| Oldham 015D | 1,521 | No figure | 9 | 99.8% |
| Oldham 016B | 2,085 | No figure | 1 | 99.6% |
| Oldham 016C | 1,528 | No figure | 1 | 100.0% |
| Oldham 016D | 1,510 | No figure | 1 | 86.7% |
| Oldham 017A | 1,966 | No figure | 4 | 100.0% |
| Oldham 017B | 1,790 | No figure | 1 | 98.9% |
| Oldham 017C | 1,724 | No figure | 2 | 99.7% |
| Oldham 017D | 1,425 | No figure | 9 | 100.0% |
| Oldham 017E | 1,941 | No figure | 1 | 99.6% |
| Oldham 027A | 1,592 | No figure | 1 | 99.6% |
| Oldham 027B | 1,415 | No figure | 3 | 99.8% |
| Oldham 027C | 1,913 | No figure | 2 | 99.5% |
| Oldham 028A | 2,294 | No figure | 2 | 93.9% |
| Oldham 028B | 1,413 | No figure | 3 | 100.0% |
| Oldham 028C | 1,503 | No figure | 6 | 97.3% |
| Oldham 028D | 1,392 | No figure | 6 | 98.9% |
| Oldham 028E | 1,309 | No figure | 5 | 100.0% |
| Oldham 036A | 1,692 | No figure | 1 | 97.5% |
| Oldham 036C | 2,705 | No figure | 1 | 99.9% |
| Oldham 036D | 1,687 | No figure | 1 | 100.0% |
MPs for OL9
- Jim McMahonLabour (Co-op)MP for Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton99% of OL9’s postcodes
- Lucy PowellLabour (Co-op)MP for Manchester Central0.4% of OL9’s postcodes
- Debbie AbrahamsLabourMP for Oldham East and Saddleworth0.1% of OL9’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 OL97
Postcode sectors in OL95
Council1
Towns in OL92
Postcode districts next to OL96
Nearest rail stations4
More in the OL postcode area2
OL9 in brief
OL9 is a postcode district covering Chadderton and Oldham, in Oldham.
About 47,127 people lived in OL9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £195,000 in 2025 across 424 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in OL9 was £195,000 in 2025.
OL9 had 44,540 usual residents at the census.
About 64% of people in OL9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In OL9, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.