Most deprived 10%
IMD England
Low · 0.0 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
North West
Region
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.
533
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 533 out of 33,755 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)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near OL4 1JG
England & WalesCrime trends · near OL4 1JG
Counts are for St Mary's electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
0
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
0
YoY —
000
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
000
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.58.3%
African11.1%
Pakistani6.4%
Bangladeshi4.2%
Other White3.8%
+ 7 other groups · 16.2%
Religion
Christian45.7%
No religion31.6%
Muslim16.2%
Not answered4.9%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
35–4920.6%
50–6416.1%
25–3414.2%
10–1511.8%
5–98.9%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.4%
Households
Other23.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children17.9%
Any member 66+10.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.6%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children6.4%
+ 8 other households · 32.5%
Coordinates & Location for OL4 1JG
Postcode
OL4 1JG
Coordinates
53.5431, -2.0977
Grid reference
SD936051
Easting
393,626
Northing
405,163
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VGWV2+6W
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
Administrative Information
Oldham
Local Authority
Council AreaOldham East and Saddleworth E14001415
Constituency
E14001415Greater Manchester
Police Force
England
Ward
St Mary's
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 EnglandGreater 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 014C E01005432
E01005432MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Oldham 014 E02001111
E02001111LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Oldham 014C E01005432
E01005432MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Oldham 014 E02001111
E02001111Urban: 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
7:23 AM
Sunrise
6:27 PM
Sunset
11 hours 4 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:23 AM
Sunset (today)
6:27 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 4 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 1992
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~34 years
Active Duration
1992 -> PresentAugust 1992 — Introduced
Postcode OL4 1JG 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01005432 and MSOA E02001111 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 533
Present — Active
Postcode OL4 1JG is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 1992
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~34 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near OL4 1JG
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
47%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 65%
RWM expected
54%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentBoys · Ages 11–19FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
57%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 17%
Attainment 8
59.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 54%
RWM expected
57%
SecondaryIndependentGirls · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
43.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 26%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
48%
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