OL1 postcode area · Oldham

The OL1 postcode district spans 15 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Oldham. Area Scores range from 0 to 85 across them. Every full OL1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the OL1 district: Middleton Junction scores 86 out of 100 (#971 of 6,856 nationally) while Oldham Town North sits at 0 — neighbours on the map, 85 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 11 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £140,000 in Salem to £296,250 in Diggle, Delph & Denshaw — a 2.1× gap within the OL1 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£31,995a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime—no data published by the police force

Median age (est.)35

Owner-occupied58%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the OL1 district

£171,000median home sold over the past year · +52.7% over 5 years · +12.1% over the year · 153 sales

Detached£360,000

Semi-detached£200,000

Terraced£149,700

Flat—

Oldham£212,500

North West£225,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Middleton JunctionOldham	971	86	£252,500
Diggle, Delph & DenshawOldham	2,946	57	£296,250
Clough & Shaw SideOldham	4,365	36	£216,250
Royton South WestOldham	4,495	34	£240,000
Lees & HeyOldham	4,941	28	£208,000
Royton South EastOldham	5,036	26	£185,000
Moorside & SholverOldham	5,174	24	£231,750
Chadderton NorthOldham	5,599	18	£240,000
WaterheadOldham	6,428	6	£187,000
DerkerOldham	6,476	6	£158,000
SalemOldham	6,538	5	£140,000
BuskOldham	6,702	2	£142,000
Alexandra ParkOldham	6,723	2	£152,500
Oldham Town SouthOldham	6,778	1	£140,000
Oldham Town NorthOldham	6,826	0	£141,500

People living in OL1 Census 2021

Residents110,924

Median age (est.)35

Density1,637per km²

No qualifications26%

Degree or above24%

No car or van29%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 13%25–44 27%45–64 23%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 23%Private rent 19%

Households

One person 29%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 14%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 14% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups

Professional	15%
Elementary	14%
Skilled trades	12%
Caring & leisure	11%
Associate professional	11%
Process & plant	10%
Administrative	9%
Managers & directors	9%
Sales & customer service	9%

Ethnic group

White 59%Asian 33%Black 4%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 40% · Muslim 33% · No religion 22%

Born outside the UK: 21%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in OL1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the OL1 district.

Chadderton Oldham Town Royton South

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around OL1.

OL95 OL4 OL2 OL3 OL9 OL8 OL5 OL6

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.