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OL8 postcode area · Oldham

The OL8 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Oldham. Area Scores range from 1 to 35 across them. Every full OL8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

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.

Living here

Typical net household income£31,449a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)33
Owner-occupied51%

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 OL8 district

£190,000median home sold over the past year · +72.7% over 5 years · +15.2% over the year · 291 sales
Detached£318,497
Semi-detached£225,000
Terraced£155,000
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 →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Holt Lane End & BardsleyOldham 4,43335 £240,000
Failsworth EastOldham 5,77716 £180,000
CoppiceOldham 6,10611 £191,750
Chadderton South EastOldham 6,2579 £165,000
Lime Side & Garden SuburbOldham 6,4766 £220,000
AltOldham 6,5794 £194,000
WernethOldham 6,6273 £156,500
HathershawOldham 6,6683 £205,995
Alexandra ParkOldham 6,7232 £152,500
Oldham Town SouthOldham 6,7781 £140,000

People living in OL8 Census 2021

Residents81,289
Median age (est.)33
Density4,201per km²
No qualifications30%
Degree or above21%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 25%15–24 15%25–44 28%45–64 21%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 28%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 28%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 17%Other: 16%
One person 27%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 17%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Process & plant 14% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Process & plant14%
Professional12%
Caring & leisure12%
Sales & customer service11%
Skilled trades10%
Associate professional9%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 48%Asian: 42%Black: 4%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 48%Asian 42%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Muslim 42% · Christian 32% · No religion 20%

Born outside the UK: 25%

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 OL8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the OL8 district.

Chadderton South Failsworth Oldham Town

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around OL8.

OL9 OL1 OL7 OL4 OL6 OL95 M35 OL5

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.