Among the most deprived
IMD England
Low · 0.1 per 1k
Crime · May '26
£95,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for OL8 1BT
Postcode
OL8 1BT
Coordinates
53.5291, -2.1165
Grid reference
SD923036
Easting
392,377
Northing
403,607
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VGVHM+JC
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.
4011
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4011 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)
England & WalesProperty sales · OL8 1BT
HM Land Registry · Oldham
Average price
£95,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £95,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '23 – Jan '24Jan '24: 1 sales · avg £75,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£115k£95k£75k
Dec '23Jan '24
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 OL8 1BT
England & WalesCrime trends · near OL8 1BT
Counts are for Medlock Vale electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
0
YoY —
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
ASB
0
YoY —
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Pakistani54.4%
Bangladeshi13.1%
White Brit.11.1%
Indian6.6%
Other Asian4.5%
+ 3 other groups · 10.4%
Religion
Muslim73.3%
Christian9.4%
Hindu6.2%
Not answered5.7%
No religion5.3%
+ other · 0.1%
Age groups
35–4923.1%
25–3413.2%
50–6413.0%
10–1512.5%
5–99.2%
+ 5 other age groups · 29.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children37.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.4%
With dependent children9.2%
Other9.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.0%
+ 7 other households · 26.5%
Administrative Information
Oldham
Local Authority
Council AreaOldham West, Chadderton and Royton E14001416
Constituency
E14001416Greater Manchester
Police Force
England
Ward
Medlock Vale
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 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 024C E01005437
E01005437MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Oldham 024 E02001121
E02001121LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Oldham 024C E01005437
E01005437MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Oldham 024 E02001121
E02001121Urban: 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
5:53 AM
Sunrise
6:08 PM
Sunset
12 hours 15 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:53 AM
Sunset (today)
6:08 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 15 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 OL8 1BT 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: 4011
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01005437 and MSOA E02001121 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode OL8 1BT is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near OL8 1BT
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
58%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 2–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
59.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
43%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
43%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 49%
Attainment 8
39.3
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–19
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
51%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 48%
RWM expected
62%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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