OL8 postcode area
The OL8 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Oldham. Area Scores range from 1 to 35 across them.
In summary
The strongest of the OL8 district's neighbourhoods is Holt Lane End & Bardsley (35 out of 100, #4,433 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Oldham Town South (1). 9 of the 10 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £140,000 in Oldham Town South to £240,000 in Holt Lane End & Bardsley — a 1.7× gap within the OL8 district.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holt Lane End & BardsleyOldham | 4,433 | 35 | £240,000 |
| Failsworth EastOldham | 5,777 | 16 | £180,000 |
| CoppiceOldham | 6,106 | 11 | £191,750 |
| Chadderton South EastOldham | 6,257 | 9 | £165,000 |
| Lime Side & Garden SuburbOldham | 6,476 | 6 | £220,000 |
| AltOldham | 6,579 | 4 | £194,000 |
| WernethOldham | 6,627 | 3 | £156,500 |
| HathershawOldham | 6,668 | 3 | £205,995 |
| Alexandra ParkOldham | 6,723 | 2 | £152,500 |
| Oldham Town SouthOldham | 6,778 | 1 | £140,000 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around OL8.
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.