M35 postcode area guide — Oldham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the M35 postcode district in Oldham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in M35
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
94.8%
Gigabit-capable
94.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the M35 postcode district (Oldham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 532 postcodes Ofcom measures in M35, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 94.8%.
Around 0% of premises in M35 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in M35
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| M35 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| M35 0AD | 100% | 0% |
| M35 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| M35 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| M35 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| M35 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| M35 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| M35 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| M35 0AN | 100% | 93.3% |
| M35 0AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Oldham
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Oldham district (100,820 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
97.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
94.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
98.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in M35
Based on 239 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in M35 is £203,000, up 6.8% on the previous year (£190,000).
Detached
£380,000
21 sales
Semi-detached
£250,000
93 sales
Terraced
£165,000
112 sales
Flat / maisonette
£105,500
3 sales
Latest recorded sales in M35
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £163,000 | Terraced | Nixon Street | M35 0FW |
| 11 May 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced | Wesley Street | M35 9FH |
| 8 May 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced | Stott Street | M35 0JP |
| 6 May 2026 | £129,000 | Terraced | Elm Street | M35 0AF |
| 1 May 2026 | £194,000 | Terraced | Ashton Road East | M35 9HH |
| 1 May 2026 | £195,000 | Other | Oldham Road | M35 0AS |
| 1 May 2026 | £138,500 | Terraced | Hale Lane | M35 0DN |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | Hampton Road | M35 9HT |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £380,000 | Detached | Spring Valley Way | M35 0TD |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced | Church Street | M35 9JW |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Oldham demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Oldham district (242,088 residents, 93,140 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22.7% |
| 15–29 | 24.2% |
| 30–44 | 19.1% |
| 45–64 | 18.1% |
| 65+ | 16% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 60.4% |
| Private rented | 18% |
| Social rented | 13.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around M35
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-op Academy Failsworth | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,434 | M35 9HA |
| St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 450 | M35 0NW |
| South Failsworth Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 441 | M35 0NY |
| Higher Failsworth Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 396 | M35 9EA |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 255 | M35 9PY |
| Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 237 | M35 0ND |
| Mather Street Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 204 | M35 0DT |
| Woodhouses Voluntary Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 133 | M35 9WL |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in M35
143 rated food businesses operate in M35. 111 hold the top rating of 5, 15 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Adanos, African Delicious, Aldi Stores Ltd, Anglers Arms, Asia Thai Corner.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in M35
From a sample of 158 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 M35 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 31% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
3%
Band B
3%
Band C
25%
Band D
47%
Band E
18%
Band F
4%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Oldham
Landlines around M35 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.