Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
4552
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4552 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 OL8 1QU
Crime trends · near OL8 1QU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearNov '23 – Oct '25
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
Nov '23May '24Nov '24May '25Oct '25
0 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
2
incidents · Oct '25
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,966
White Brit.37.8%
Pakistani32.4%
Bangladeshi8.2%
Other White4.1%
Indian3.9%
+ 5 other groups · 13.6%
Religion
Total residents: 2,970
Muslim43.8%
Christian30.0%
No religion18.4%
Not answered4.2%
Hindu2.7%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,971
35–4922.6%
25–3415.8%
50–6413.0%
10–1511.3%
≤49.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.0%
Households
Total households: 1,008
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children22.7%
Other16.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.4%
Any member 66+9.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.2%
+ 8 other households · 34.1%
Administrative Information
Oldham
Local Authority
Council Area
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton E14001416
Constituency
E14001416
Greater Manchester
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 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 029E E01005438
E01005438
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Oldham 029 E02001126
E02001126
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Oldham 029E E01005438
E01005438
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Oldham 029 E02001126
E02001126
Urban: 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
4:16 AM
Sunrise
7:53 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:16 AM
Sunset (today)
7:53 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
May 2012
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~14 years
Active Duration
2012 -> Present
May 2012 — Introduced
Postcode OL8 1QU introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01005438 and MSOA E02001126 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode OL8 1QU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 2012
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~14 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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