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OL9 postcode area · Oldham

The OL9 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Manchester, Oldham. Area Scores range from 0 to 85 across them. Every full OL9 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The OL9 district contains both ends of the scale: Middleton Junction at 86 out of 100 (#971 of 6,856 in England) against Oldham Town North at 0, an 85-point gap between neighbouring areas. 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 £141,500 in Oldham Town North to £252,500 in Middleton Junction — a 1.8× gap within the OL9 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Manchester and Oldham — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,032a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)34
Owner-occupied54%

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 OL9 district

£200,000median home sold over the past year · +36.1% over 5 years · +5.3% over the year · 388 sales
Detached£320,000
Semi-detached£235,000
Terraced£165,000
Flat£125,000
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
Middleton JunctionOldham 97186 £252,500
Chadderton South WestOldham 4,61133 £185,750
Chadderton NorthOldham 5,59918 £240,000
Failsworth EastOldham 5,77716 £180,000
Chadderton CentralOldham 5,84515 £185,000
CoppiceOldham 6,10611 £191,750
Chadderton South EastOldham 6,2579 £165,000
CharlestownManchester 6,3258 £202,500
WernethOldham 6,6273 £156,500
BuskOldham 6,7022 £142,000
Alexandra ParkOldham 6,7232 £152,500
Oldham Town NorthOldham 6,8260 £141,500

People living in OL9 Census 2021

Residents101,558
Median age (est.)34
Density4,530per km²
No qualifications29%
Degree or above22%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 14%25–44 28%45–64 22%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 26%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 26%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 15%Other: 16%
One person 29%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 15%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Professional 14% · Process & plant 11%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Professional14%
Process & plant11%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades11%
Associate professional10%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 49%Asian: 41%Black: 6%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 49%Asian 41%Black 6%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Muslim 41% · Christian 35% · No religion 19%

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 OL9

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the OL9 district.

Chadderton Chadderton South Failsworth Oldham Town

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around OL9.

OL8 OL95 OL1 OL4 OL2 M35 OL7 M9

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.