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OL4 postcode area · Oldham

The OL4 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Oldham. Area Scores range from 0 to 75 across them. Every full OL4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the OL4 district: New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands scores 75 out of 100 (#1,712 of 6,856 nationally) while Oldham Town North sits at 0 — neighbours on the map, 75 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 9 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £140,000 in Salem to £295,000 in New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands — a 2.1× gap within the OL4 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£31,841a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)35
Owner-occupied57%

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 OL4 district

£207,500median home sold over the past year · +40.7% over 5 years · +9.2% over the year · 391 sales
Detached£367,500
Semi-detached£238,000
Terraced£161,000
Flat£148,000
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 →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
New Delph, Dobcross & AusterlandsOldham 1,71275 £295,000
Springhead & GrasscroftOldham 2,37765 £275,000
Clough & Shaw SideOldham 4,36536 £216,250
Lees & HeyOldham 4,94128 £208,000
Moorside & SholverOldham 5,17424 £231,750
WaterheadOldham 6,4286 £187,000
DerkerOldham 6,4766 £158,000
SalemOldham 6,5385 £140,000
AltOldham 6,5794 £194,000
Alexandra ParkOldham 6,7232 £152,500
Oldham Town SouthOldham 6,7781 £140,000
Oldham Town NorthOldham 6,8260 £141,500

People living in OL4 Census 2021

Residents90,699
Median age (est.)35
Density2,381per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above25%
No car or van30%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 25%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 25%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 15%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 15%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 14% · Caring & leisure 11%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Elementary14%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades11%
Associate professional11%
Process & plant11%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 61%Asian: 30%Black: 4%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 61%Asian 30%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 41% · Muslim 30% · No religion 23%

Born outside the UK: 20%

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 OL4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the OL4 district.

Oldham Town

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around OL4.

OL1 OL3 OL95 OL2 OL8 OL9 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.