Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
562
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 562 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.
Police Recorded Crime near OL6 8AR
Crime trends · near OL6 8AR
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '22 – May '24
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY +100%
ASB
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
0
YoY stable
Jun '22Dec '22Jun '23Dec '23May '24
0 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
1
incidents · May '24
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,552
White Brit.65.8%
African8.4%
Pakistani6.7%
Other White6.2%
Bangladeshi2.3%
+ 5 other groups · 10.4%
Religion
Total residents: 1,549
Christian46.4%
No religion34.0%
Muslim11.4%
Not answered7.1%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,545
35–4919.8%
50–6417.9%
25–3413.7%
≤49.3%
10–158.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.9%
Households
Total households: 648
Other17.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children14.5%
Any member 66+14.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
+ 8 other households · 34.7%
Administrative Information
Oldham
Local Authority
Council Area
Oldham East and Saddleworth E14001415
Constituency
E14001415
Greater Manchester
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Alexandra
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 Scotland
Greater 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 026D E01005386
E01005386
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Oldham 026 E02001123
E02001123
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Oldham 026D E01005386
E01005386
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Oldham 026 E02001123
E02001123
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
4:14 AM
Sunrise
7:54 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:14 AM
Sunset (today)
7:54 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode OL6 8AR introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 562
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01005386 and MSOA E02001123 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode OL6 8AR 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
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