OL1 postcode area
The OL1 postcode district spans 15 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Oldham. Area Scores range from 0 to 85 across them.
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.
| 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 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around OL1.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.