Among the most deprived
IMD England
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Crime · Nov '25
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Avg property price
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North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for OL1 2EJ
Postcode
OL1 2EJ
Coordinates
53.5481, -2.1246
Grid reference
SD918057
Easting
391,842
Northing
405,722
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VGVXG+65
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Oldham
Travel to Work
Manchester
ITL Region
Oldham
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
2746
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2746 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · OL1 2EJ
HM Land Registry · Oldham
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Police Recorded Crime near OL1 2EJ
Crime trends · near OL1 2EJ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearDec '23 – Nov '25
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
110
Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Nov '25
1
YoY +100%
ASB
000
Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Nov '25
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
000
Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Nov '25
0
YoY stable
Burglary
000
Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Nov '25
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
000
Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Nov '25
0
YoY stable
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Bangladeshi86.1%
Pakistani4.6%
White Brit.2.4%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.4%
Other White1.3%
+ 2 other groups · 4.3%
Religion
Muslim89.5%
Not answered4.5%
Christian3.0%
No religion1.8%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
35–4921.0%
25–3416.2%
10–1512.8%
20–249.8%
5–99.7%
+ 5 other age groups · 30.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children38.0%
With dependent children16.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.9%
Other6.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent6.0%
+ 6 other households · 23.7%
Administrative Information
Oldham
Local Authority
Council AreaOldham West, Chadderton and Royton E14001416
Constituency
E14001416Greater Manchester
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Coldhurst
Constituency code
E14001416
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Oldham, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Oldham
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandGreater Manchester
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Oldham
Sub ICB Location
NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 00Y
Cancer Alliance
Greater Manchester
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Oldham 016A E01005349
E01005349MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Oldham 016 E02001113
E02001113LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Oldham 016A E01005349
E01005349MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Oldham 016 E02001113
E02001113Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:54 AM
Sunrise
8:33 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:54 AM
Sunset (today)
8:33 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode OL1 2EJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 2746
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01005349 and MSOA E02001113 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode OL1 2EJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near OL1 2EJ
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
St Hilda's CofE Primary School
Oldham · OL1 2HJ
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
EdStart Schools Oldham and Rochdale
Oldham · OL9 6TR
0.2 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Ellen House Secondary
Oldham · OL9 6QH
0.3 mi
SecondaryIndependentBoys · Ages 11–16
Path 4
Oldham · OL9 6QH
0.3 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Northmoor Academy
Oldham · OL9 6AQ
Not judged
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
The Oldham College
Oldham · OL9 6AA
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–99
Burnley Brow Community School
Oldham · OL9 0BY
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
Oldham · OL9 6BP
0.5 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Richmond Academy
Oldham · OL9 6HY
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Westwood High
Oldham · OL9 6HR
0.5 mi
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 2–19
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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