Among the most deprived
IMD England
1
Crime · Dec '25
£165,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for OL1 4JQ
Postcode
OL1 4JQ
Coordinates
53.5547, -2.0852
Grid reference
SD944064
Easting
394,450
Northing
406,454
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VHW37+VW
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.
5546
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5546 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 4JQ
HM Land Registry · Oldham
Average price
£159,611
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £165,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Mar '26Mar '26: 1 sales · avg £165,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£170k£155k£140k
Aug '24Oct '24Mar '25Dec '25Mar '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near OL1 4JQ
Crime trends · near OL1 4JQ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJan '24 – Dec '25
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
110
Jan '24Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Dec '25
1
YoY +100%
ASB
000
Jan '24Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Dec '25
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
000
Jan '24Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Dec '25
0
YoY stable
Burglary
000
Jan '24Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Dec '25
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
000
Jan '24Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Dec '25
0
YoY stable
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.84.9%
African2.9%
Pakistani2.6%
Other White2.3%
White & Black Caribbean1.8%
+ 1 other groups · 5.4%
Religion
Christian51.0%
No religion38.5%
Muslim5.1%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
35–4919.0%
50–6418.2%
25–3414.4%
5–98.4%
≤48.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.0%
Households
Other23.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children18.2%
Any member 66+9.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.8%
+ 9 other households · 33.2%
Administrative Information
Oldham
Local Authority
Council AreaOldham East and Saddleworth E14001415
Constituency
E14001415Greater Manchester
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
St James'
Constituency code
E14001415
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 011A E01005421
E01005421MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Oldham 011 E02001108
E02001108LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Oldham 011A E01005421
E01005421MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Oldham 011 E02001108
E02001108Urban: 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
3:53 AM
Sunrise
8:33 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:53 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 4JQ 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: 5546
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01005421 and MSOA E02001108 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode OL1 4JQ 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 4JQ
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Woodlands Primary Academy
Oldham · OL1 4HU
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Oldham · OL1 4NA
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Littlemoor Primary School
Oldham · OL4 2RR
Requires improvement
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Willowpark Primary Academy
Oldham · OL1 4LJ
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Mayfield Primary School
Oldham · OL1 4LG
Requires improvement
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Hodge Clough Primary School
Oldham · OL1 4JX
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Greenacres Primary Academy
Oldham · OL4 2AX
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Waterhead Academy
Oldham · OL4 3NY
Inadequate
0.7 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Oldham · OL4 1HP
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
SEE (Oldham)
Oldham · OL1 4AW
0.8 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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