OL1 postcode area guide — Oldham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the OL1 postcode district in Oldham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in OL1
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
81.7%
Gigabit-capable
81.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the OL1 postcode district (Oldham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 740 postcodes Ofcom measures in OL1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 81.7%.
Around 0% of premises in OL1 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 OL1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| OL1 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| OL1 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| OL1 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| OL1 1BA | 66.7% | 66.7% |
| OL1 1BB | 100% | 100% |
| OL1 1BD | 100% | 90.9% |
| OL1 1BE | 100% | 50% |
| OL1 1BJ | 100% | 100% |
| OL1 1BT | 100% | 100% |
| OL1 1BU | 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 OL1
Based on 157 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in OL1 is £167,000, up 7.7% on the previous year (£155,000).
Detached
£400,000
19 sales
Semi-detached
£202,000
45 sales
Terraced
£139,500
73 sales
Flat / maisonette
£80,000
12 sales
Latest recorded sales in OL1
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2026 | £44,500 | Flat | Union Street | OL1 1TD |
| 1 May 2026 | £115,000 | Terraced | Sidney Street | OL1 3JX |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £400,000 | Detached | Riverside | OL1 2TX |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced | Hopkin Avenue | OL1 4DX |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £37,000 | Flat | Union Street | OL1 1TD |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £222,000 | Semi-detached | Woolmore Avenue | OL1 2UD |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced | French Avenue | OL1 4HH |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced | Crompton Street | OL1 2LJ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £137,000 | Terraced | Castleford Street | OL1 2PS |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £135,000 | Terraced | Yates Street | OL1 4DF |
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 OL1
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Blue Coat CofE School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,702 | OL1 3SQ |
| Hodge Clough Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 443 | OL1 4JX |
| Mayfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 413 | OL1 4LG |
| Holy Cross Ceva Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 412 | OL1 3EZ |
| St Hilda's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 377 | OL1 2HJ |
| Woodlands Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 292 | OL1 4HU |
| Willowpark Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 226 | OL1 4LJ |
| St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 223 | OL1 4RL |
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 OL1
314 rated food businesses operate in OL1. 178 hold the top rating of 5, 42 are rated 4, and 16 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A&A Mini Market, Afsana Convenience Store, Age UK Oldham Catering, Age UK Oldham Selina House Day Care, Ambitions.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in OL1
From a sample of 306 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 OL1 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 55% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
11%
Band C
44%
Band D
40%
Band E
4%
Band F
1%
Band G
0%
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
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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.