High deprivation
IMD England
2
Crime · May '26
£290,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for OL8 3AX
Postcode
OL8 3AX
Coordinates
53.5198, -2.1175
Grid reference
SD923025
Easting
392,304
Northing
402,574
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VGV9J+WX
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.
11236
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11236 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 · OL8 3AX
HM Land Registry · Oldham
Average price
£290,000
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Median price: £290,000
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Police Recorded Crime near OL8 3AX
Crime trends · near OL8 3AX
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
ASB
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.64.7%
Pakistani18.2%
Gypsy / Trav.2.6%
Other White2.2%
Bangladeshi1.7%
+ 5 other groups · 10.6%
Religion
Christian49.9%
Muslim23.6%
No religion21.6%
Not answered4.0%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6420.2%
35–4917.3%
25–3413.3%
65–7410.8%
75–848.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.1%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.7%
Other13.5%
Any member 66+13.1%
All members 66+11.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.2%
+ 8 other households · 36.9%
Administrative Information
Oldham
Local Authority
Council AreaOldham West, Chadderton and Royton E14001416
Constituency
E14001416Greater Manchester
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Hollinwood
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 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 030E E01005439
E01005439MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Oldham 030 E02001127
E02001127LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Oldham 030E E01005439
E01005439MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Oldham 030 E02001127
E02001127Urban: 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
8:34 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:53 AM
Sunset (today)
8:34 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 OL8 3AX 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: 11236
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01005439 and MSOA E02001127 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode OL8 3AX 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 OL8 3AX
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
The Hathershaw College
Oldham · OL8 3EP
Good
0.3 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Oldham · OL8 2SR
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School
Oldham · OL8 4JD
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Oasis Academy Limeside
Oldham · OL8 3SB
Requires improvement
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Limehurst Community Primary School
Oldham · OL8 3JQ
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Holy Family RC Primary School
Oldham · OL8 3NG
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Holy Family RC Primary School
Oldham · OL8 3NG
Requires improvement
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Oasis Academy Oldham
Oldham · OL8 4JZ
Good
0.6 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Hulme Grammar School
Oldham · OL8 4BX
0.7 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 3–18
St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School
Oldham · OL8 2PY
Not judged
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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